TWM470288U - Electronic device having moveable keyboard module - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device with mobile keyboard module

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a mobile keyboard module.

In recent years, due to the advancement of the screen touch technology, electronic devices with touch operation functions have been widely accepted by the public, and become popular products such as tablet computers and notebook computers with screen touch functions. In order to integrate the tablet and the notebook computer, the structural design and linkage have been introduced on the market to change the relative position of each component, so that the electronic device can be freely changed between the operation mode of the tablet computer and the notebook computer, and the use is different. demand.

One of the conventional designs is to design a touch display module of a general notebook computer to be 360-degree flipped relative to the system host, so that the touch display module can be stacked on the system host with the display surface facing outward. On the other, form a similar type of use of the tablet. However, in the foregoing usage mode, the keyboard module originally set on the system host is also exposed, so whether the user puts the computer on the desktop or the leg, it is easy to press the keyboard module and cause the keyboard to be damaged or Problems such as input errors can cause problems for users.

Therefore, how can the design be further improved for the conventional design to design an electronic device that can respond to different usage modes and corresponding to the mobile keyboard module, which is a value The subject of research.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide an electronic device with a mobile keyboard module.

To achieve the above objective, the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention comprises a device body, a base and a keyboard module. The device body includes a display module; the base includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the device body is pivotally connected to the first end. The keyboard module includes an actuating portion and a keyboard portion. The actuating portion is pivotally connected to the base, and the keyboard module is rotatable relative to the base to a first position where the keyboard portion abuts the first end or a second position adjacent to the second end. When the device body is rotated relative to the base to be stacked on the base, the device body shields the base and the keyboard module in the second position; when the device body rotates at a viewing angle with respect to the base, the keyboard module Rotating from the second position to the first position, thereby causing the keyboard module to be located in front of the display module for the user to perform instruction input.

With this design, when the electronic device of the present invention is converted into the general notebook mode, the keyboard module can be rotated to the first position relative to the device body, so that the user can perform the corresponding input operation by using the keyboard module; When the electronic device is converted into the tablet mode, the keyboard module can be rotated to the second position relative to the device body and hidden behind the device body to maintain the appearance consistency of the electronic device. Accordingly, the electronic device of the present invention can change the position of the keyboard module according to different usage modes to meet the command input requirements of the user, and provides convenient use.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c‧‧‧ electronic devices

10, 10a, 10b, 10c‧‧‧ device body

11, 11a, 11b, 11c‧‧‧ display module

12‧‧‧ first surface

13‧‧‧ second surface

131‧‧‧ accommodating space

14‧‧‧First wireless transmission module

15‧‧‧掀盖

20, 20a, 20b‧‧‧ base

21, 21a, 21b‧‧‧ first end

22, 22a, 22b‧‧‧ second end

23, 23a, 23b‧‧‧ auxiliary support

24‧‧‧Sliding structure

30, 30a, 30b, 30c‧‧‧ keyboard module

31, 31a, 31b‧‧‧Operation Department

311‧‧‧ corresponding sliding structure

32, 32a, 32b‧‧‧ Keyboard Department

321‧‧‧Baffle

3211‧‧‧ first side

3212‧‧‧ second side

322‧‧‧ keyboard body

323‧‧‧ pivotal parts

33‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

Θ‧‧‧ viewing angle

K‧‧‧ input button

A‧‧‧ angle

S‧‧‧ placement plane

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an electronic device having a mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

FIG. 2(a) is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention in the tablet mode.

FIG. 2(b) is a schematic diagram showing the keyboard module rotated relative to the base in the first embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

FIG. 2(c) is a schematic diagram showing the keyboard portion rotated relative to the actuation portion in the first embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

4(a) is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the electronic device with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention in a tablet mode.

4(b) is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention, wherein the keyboard portion slides away from the base.

FIG. 4(c) is a schematic diagram showing the second embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention, wherein the keyboard module is rotated relative to the base.

4(d) is a schematic view showing the second embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention, wherein the keyboard portion is rotated relative to the actuation portion and is slid toward the base.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

FIG. 6(a) is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the electronic device with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention in a tablet mode.

FIG. 6(b) is a schematic diagram showing the third embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention, which rotates the keyboard module relative to the base.

FIG. 6(c) is a schematic diagram showing the third embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention in which the keyboard body is rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the actuation portion.

FIG. 6(d) is a schematic diagram showing the third embodiment of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention, wherein the keyboard body is rotated 360 degrees with respect to the actuation portion.

7 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another use mode of the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention.

In order to make your reviewer more aware of the technical content of this creation, the preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to FIG. 1 for a perspective view of a first embodiment of an electronic device 1 having a mobile keyboard module. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 1 with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention comprises a device body 10 , a base 20 and a keyboard module 30 . The main body of the device body 10 is provided with main components required for the electronic device 1, such as a central processing unit, a memory, a motherboard, a power module, and the like. The device body 10 includes a display module (not shown) for providing functions such as image display and touch input.

The base 20 includes a first end 21 and a second end 22 opposite to each other, and the device body 10 is pivotally connected to the first end 21 of the base 20, so that the device body 10 can The first end 21 is a fulcrum that rotates relative to the base 20. In this embodiment, when the device body 10 is rotated relative to the base 20 such that the device body 10 is substantially horizontally stacked on the base 20, the electronic device 1 having the mobile keyboard module is in the tablet computer. Mode (as shown in Figure 2 (a)). When the device body 10 is reversely rotated relative to the base 20 such that a viewing angle θ (for example, between 45 degrees and 90 degrees) is formed between the device body 10 and the base 20, the present invention has a mobile keyboard module. The electronic device 1 is in the notebook mode (as shown in FIG. 2(b)), but the present creation is not limited thereto.

In addition, the base 20 further includes at least one auxiliary support 23. Each of the auxiliary support members 23 is disposed in the base 20; the two ends of each of the auxiliary support members 23 can respectively abut the base 20 and the device body 10 to provide support for the device body 10 to maintain the viewing angle θ with respect to the base 20. effect. In the present embodiment, only a single auxiliary support member 23 is disposed in the near central portion of the base 20, but the number and position thereof are not limited thereto. Here, one end of the auxiliary support member 23 is pivotally connected to the base 20, and the other end is a free end rotatable relative to the base 20 to support the device body 10 at different placement positions. The auxiliary support member 23 may be a single member or a combined member having a folding or telescopic function, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The keyboard module 30 includes an actuation portion 31 and a keyboard portion 32. The actuating portion 31 is pivotally connected to the base 20 so that the keyboard module 30 can pivot relative to the base 20 with the pivoting portion of the actuating portion 31 and the base 20 to change the relative position between the keyboard portion 32 and the base. . Here, the keyboard module 30 can be rotated relative to the base 20 to a first position or a second position (not shown, please refer to FIG. 2(a) and FIG. 2(c)). In addition, The moving portion 31 is pivotally connected to a substantially central portion of the two sides of the base 20, so that the keyboard module 30 can be smoothly rotated to the first position or the second position.

In the embodiment, the keyboard portion 32 is provided with a plurality of input buttons k, and the keyboard portion 32 is pivotally connected to the actuating portion 31 for rotating relative to the actuating portion 31 to facilitate the rotational movement of the keyboard module 30 relative to the base 20. After the positioning, the keyboard portion 32 can be adjusted in a timely manner with the direction in which one of the input buttons k faces.

Please refer to Figure 2(a) to Figure 2(c) below. 2(a) is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an electronic device 1 having a mobile keyboard module in a tablet mode; FIG. 2(b) is an electronic device 1 having a mobile keyboard module of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the keyboard module 30 is rotated relative to the base 20; FIG. 2(c) shows the keyboard unit 32 in the first embodiment of the electronic device 1 having the mobile keyboard module. A schematic view of the portion 31 after rotation.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), when the device body 10 is substantially horizontally stacked on the susceptor 20, the electronic device 1 having the mobile keyboard module of the present invention is in a tablet mode. Since there is no need to use the keyboard module 30 in this mode, the electronic device 1 with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention maintains the appearance consistency of the device by simultaneously shielding the base 20 and the keyboard module 30. . When the keyboard module 30 is in the second position P2, the keyboard portion 32 is adjacent to the second end 22 of the base 20, and the keyboard module 30 is kept on the same plane as the base 20 to maintain the flatness of the overall placement of the device. . In addition, the keyboard portion 32 is rotatable relative to the actuating portion 31 such that the keyboard portion 32 has one of the input buttons k facing the device body 10, avoiding the possibility of the input button being exposed or reducing its pressure.

As shown in FIG. 2(b), when the device body 10 is rotated relative to the base 20 to have a viewing angle θ, the auxiliary support member 23 supports the device body 10 at a viewing angle θ; at this time, the keyboard module 30 is self-contained. The second position P2 of FIG. 2(a) is rotated to the first position P1 of FIG. 2(b) such that the keyboard module 30 is moved to the front of the display module 11. When the keyboard module 30 is in the first position P1, the keyboard portion 32 is adjacent to the first end 21 of the base 20, and the keyboard module 30 is also kept in the same plane as the base 20 to maintain the flatness of the whole device. Sex.

As shown in FIG. 2(b), since the keyboard portion 32 has one of the input buttons k facing downward in the drawing, the keyboard portion 32 is rotated by 180 degrees, as shown in FIG. 2(c). One of the input buttons k is faced above the drawing for the user to perform an instruction input.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the electronic device 1 a with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. The embodiment is a variation of the foregoing first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the base 20a includes a sliding structure 24, and the operating portion 31a of the keyboard module 30a includes a corresponding sliding structure 311. The sliding structure 311 is coupled to the pivoting structure of the base 20a. The sliding structure 24 of the base 20a is associated with the corresponding sliding structure 311 of the engaging portion 31a, so that the operating portion 31a can slide relative to the base 20a. Here, the actuating portion 31a slides in a direction substantially parallel to the base 20a, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to Figure 4(a) to Figure 4(d) together. 4(a) is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the electronic device 1a with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention in a tablet mode; FIG. 4(b) is an electronic device 1a of the present invention having a mobile keyboard module. In the second embodiment, the keyboard portion 32a is slid away from the base; FIG. 4(c) is the electronic device 1a with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the keyboard module 30a is opposite to the base. FIG. 4(d) shows the second embodiment of the electronic device 1a with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention, wherein the keyboard portion 32a is rotated relative to the actuating portion 31a and is slid toward the base 10a. schematic diagram.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), since the keyboard module 30a located at the second position P2 is directly rotated relative to the base 10a, the base 10a and the keyboard portion 32a may be too close to each other to cause structural interference with each other. In this embodiment, the keyboard module 30a is first slid relative to the base 20a in a direction substantially parallel to the base 20a (as shown in FIG. 4(a), which is away from the base 20a). The type shown in FIG. 4(b) forms a space between the keyboard portion 32a of the keyboard module 30a and the second end 22a of the base 20a to facilitate the rotation operation of the keyboard module 30a with respect to the base 10a.

Next, after the keyboard module 30a shown in FIG. 4(b) is rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the base 20a, the keyboard portion 32a of the keyboard module 30a remains maintained between the first end 21a of the base 20a as described above. The same spacing is shown in Figure 4(c). At this time, the keyboard module 30a is slid in a direction substantially parallel to the base 20a (as shown in FIG. 4(c), which is close to the base 20a), so that the keyboard portion 32a of the keyboard module 30a is moved to the vicinity. The use state of the first end 21a of the base 20a causes the keyboard portion 32a of the keyboard module 30a to move to the first position P1, and assumes the form shown in FIG. 4(d).

Further, since in the form of FIG. 4(c), the keyboard portion 32a has the input One side of the input button k is still below the drawing surface. Here, as with the first embodiment described above, the keyboard portion 32a is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the operating portion 31a, and finally the pattern shown in FIG. 4(d) is displayed. One of the input buttons k faces the top of the drawing for the user to execute the command input.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the electronic device 1b with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. This embodiment is another variation of the foregoing first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the keyboard portion 32b includes a partition plate 321 and a keyboard body 322. The partition plate 321 includes a first surface 3211 opposite to each other. And a second side 3212 (see FIGS. 6(a) to 6(c)); a plurality of input keys k are disposed on one side of the keyboard body 322, and the keyboard body 322 is pivoted to a side of the partition 321 by a pivoting member 323. The keyboard body 322 is rotated 360 degrees relative to the partition 321 to position the keyboard body 322 on the first surface 3211 or the second surface 3212.

In this embodiment, one end of the pivoting member 323 is pivotally connected to the keyboard body 322, and the other end is pivotally connected to the actuating portion 31b, so that the keyboard body 322 can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the actuating portion 31b, but this creation does not For example, the pivoting member 323 is pivotally connected to one end of the actuating portion 31b and can be directly pivotally connected to one side of the partition plate 321 .

Please refer to Figure 6(a) to Figure 6(d) together. 6(a) is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the electronic device 1b with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention in a tablet mode; FIG. 6(b) is an electronic device 1b with a mobile keyboard module of the present invention. The third embodiment is a schematic diagram of the keyboard module 30b rotated relative to the base 20b; FIG. 6(c) is a third embodiment of the electronic device 1b with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. The schematic diagram of the keyboard body 322 is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the actuation portion 31b; FIG. 6(d) is the electronic device 1b of the present invention having the mobile keyboard module. In the third embodiment, the keyboard body 322 is rotated 360 relative to the actuation portion 31b. Schematic diagram after the degree.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), when the device body 10b is substantially horizontally stacked on the base 20b, the base 20b and the keyboard module 30b at the second position P2 are also shielded by the device body 10b. In the tablet mode, the pedestal 20b and the keyboard module 30b can be hidden behind the device body 10b. At this time, the keyboard body 322 is placed on the first surface 3211 of the partition 321 , and the keyboard body 322 has one side of the input button k facing the first surface 3211; thereby, even if the device body 10b does not cover the keyboard module 30b (When the device body 10b has rotated and is at an angle to the base), the keyboard body 322 does not expose the input button k to achieve an effective keyboard protection effect.

As shown in FIG. 6(b), when the apparatus body 10a is rotated at a viewing angle with respect to the base 20a, the keyboard module 30b is rotated from the second position P2 of FIG. 6(a) to the first position P1. At this time, since the input button k of the keyboard body 322 is still hidden, the keyboard body 322 is rotated 360 degrees with respect to the actuation portion 31b, and the keyboard body 322 originally placed on the first surface 3211 of the partition 321 is replaced. On the second side 3212 of the partition 321 is shown in Figures 6(c) to 6(d). Therefore, the keyboard body 322 has one side of the input button k as shown in FIG. 6(d) toward the top of the drawing for the user to perform instruction input.

In this way, the electronic device with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention can adapt the keyboard module to the operation requirements of the tablet mode or the notebook mode. It is hidden or rotated to a suitable position for the user to operate, so that the keyboard module does not interfere or be touched by the conversion of different modes, providing more flexible use.

Please refer to FIG. 7 which is a schematic diagram of the electronic device 1c with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device 1c of the present invention having a mobile keyboard module includes a device body 10c, a display module 11c, and a keyboard module 30c. The device body 10c includes a first wireless transmission module 14 and a first surface 12 and a second surface 13 opposite to each other, and the second surface includes an accommodation space 131 for receiving the keyboard module 30c. The display module 11c is coupled. On the first surface 12 of the device body 10c. The keyboard module 30c includes a second wireless transmission module 33.

In the present embodiment, the device body 10c further includes a flip cover 15. The flip cover 15 is pivotally connected to the second surface 13 of the device body 10c such that the flip cover 15 is rotatable relative to the device body 10c. The cover position of the cover 15 corresponds to the accommodating space 11 so that the cover 15 can cover the accommodating space 131 and provide the protection effect of the keyboard module 30c when the cover 15 is rotated relative to the device body 10.

As shown in FIG. 7 , in the tablet mode, the keyboard module 30c can be hidden and stored in the accommodating space 131; at this time, the cover 15 is attached to the device body. 10, the accommodating space 131 is covered to restrict the keyboard module 30 from leaving the accommodating space 131.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic diagram of another usage mode of the electronic device 1c with the mobile keyboard module of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, when the electronic device 1c is to be converted into the operation mode of the notebook mode, the user can open the cover 15 to take out the keyboard module 30c from the accommodation space 131 and place it on the device. The front of the display module 11c of the body 10c. At this time, the keyboard module 30c can perform signal transmission by the second wireless transmission module 33 and the first wireless transmission module 14 of the device body 10c to perform wireless input operation on the device body 10c by using the keyboard module 30c.

The present invention further provides the supporting effect of the device body 10c by using the flip cover 15. When the apparatus body 10c is at a viewing angle with respect to a placement plane S, the lid 15 is rotated relative to the apparatus body 10c such that the lid 15 is at an angle A with the second surface 13 of the apparatus body 10, and the lid 15 is now closed. It can be used as a support for supporting the device body 10c.

In summary, this creation shows its characteristics different from conventional technology in terms of purpose, means and efficacy. It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and its effects, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make modifications and changes to the embodiments without departing from the technical principles and spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of this creation should be as described in the scope of the patent application described later.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧ device body

20‧‧‧ Pedestal

21‧‧‧ first end

22‧‧‧ second end

23‧‧‧Auxiliary support

30‧‧‧ Keyboard Module

31‧‧‧Operation Department

32‧‧‧ Keyboard Department

K‧‧‧ input button

Claims (11)

An electronic device having a mobile keyboard module includes: a device body including a display module; a base including a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the device body being pivotally connected to the first And a keyboard module, comprising: an actuating portion and a keyboard portion, the actuating portion is pivotally connected to the base, and the keyboard module is rotatable relative to the base such that the keyboard portion is adjacent to the first end a first position or a second position adjacent to the second end; when the device body is rotated relative to the base to be stacked on the base, the device body shields the base and the second position a keyboard module; the keyboard module is rotated from the second position to the first position when the device body is rotated at a viewing angle relative to the base. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the keyboard portion is pivotally connected to the actuating portion to rotate relative to the actuating portion. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the keyboard portion includes a partition plate and a keyboard body, the keyboard body is pivotally connected to one side of the actuating portion, and the partition plate The first face and the second face are opposite to each other such that the keyboard body can be rotated 360 degrees relative to the actuating portion to be placed on the first face or the second face. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to the second or third aspect of the invention, wherein the base comprises a sliding structure, and the actuating portion of the keyboard module comprises a corresponding sliding structure. The sliding structure cooperates with the corresponding sliding structure such that the actuating portion is slidable relative to the base. An electronic device having a mobile keyboard module according to claim 4, wherein the actuating portion slides in a direction substantially parallel to the base. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to claim 4, wherein the sliding structure is a sliding rail, and the corresponding sliding structure is a sliding element sliding along the sliding rail. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to claim 1, wherein the actuating portion is pivotally connected to a substantially central portion of the two sides of the base. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to claim 1, wherein the base is kept on the same plane as the keyboard module moved to the first position or the second position. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to claim 1, wherein the base further comprises at least one auxiliary support member, when the device body is rotated relative to the base to form the viewing angle, The at least one auxiliary support abuts between the base and the device body to maintain the device body at a position to form the viewing angle. An electronic device having a mobile keyboard module, comprising: a device body, comprising a first wireless transmission module, a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and the second surface comprises an accommodating space; a display module is coupled to a first surface of the device body; and a keyboard module includes a second wireless transmission module, the keyboard module can be received in the accommodating space; After the accommodating space is removed, the second wireless transmission module performs signal transmission with the first wireless transmission module of the device body to perform an input operation on the device body by using the keyboard module. The electronic device with a mobile keyboard module according to claim 10, wherein the device body further comprises a cover, the cover is pivotally connected to the second surface of the device body, so that the cover can be Rotating to the device body to cover the accommodating space; and the flip cover is rotatable relative to the device body and forming an angle with the second surface to provide the device body as a support member Support effect.