Electronic device

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device, comprising a first body, a second body, at least one rotating shaft and at least one electronic component. The rotating shaft is connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relative to each other through the rotating shaft. The electronic component is connected to the second body. The electronic component and the rotating shaft have a first gap in an axial direction of the rotating shaft.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device including a plurality of bodies. Background Art

[0002] Notebook computers (NB) have been popular in the consumer market for a long time. The screen of a notebook computer includes a display panel, and a control board is usually connected to the end of the display panel. Most of the control boards extend toward the rear end of the notebook computer along a direction parallel to the display surface, thereby increasing the width of the notebook computer in this direction. To solve this problem, the control boards of some notebook computers are folded back and stacked on the back of the display panel, but this increases the overall thickness of the notebook computer. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention provides an electronic device with a smaller overall size.

[0004] The electronic device of the present invention includes a first body, a second body, at least one rotating shaft, and at least one electronic component. The rotating shaft is connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relative to each other through the rotating shaft. The electronic component is connected to the second body. The electronic component and the rotating shaft have a first gap in an axial direction of the rotating shaft.

[0005] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gap is less than or equal to one-half of the length of at least one rotating shaft along the axial direction.

[0006] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gap is less than or equal to 2 millimeters.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one rotating shaft is one, the number of the at least one electronic component is two, and the rotating shaft is located between the two electronic components.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is one, and one rotating shaft is located between the electronic component and the other rotating shaft.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is one, and the electronic component is located between the two rotating shafts.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is two, and the two rotating shafts are located between the two electronic components.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one electronic component and the at least one rotating shaft do not overlap in the axial direction.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the above-mentioned electronic components and at least one rotating shaft have a second gap in a radial direction of the at least one rotating shaft.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a display panel.

[0014] In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the above-mentioned electronic components includes a control circuit board and a flexible circuit board. Two ends of the flexible circuit board are respectively connected to the control circuit board and the display panel.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present invention, the included angle between the extending direction of the above-mentioned control circuit board and the extending direction of the display panel is 45 to 100 degrees.

[0016] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body includes a locking component connected to the display panel, and the control circuit board is locked to the locking component.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present invention, the area between two ends of the above-mentioned flexible circuit board is separated from the control circuit board.

[0018] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board is bent relative to the display panel through a single flexure of the flexible circuit board.

[0019] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge is adjacent to the display panel, and the bottom edge is away from the display panel.

[0020] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned flexible circuit board is connected to the display panel from the control circuit board through the top edge.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present invention, the extending length of the above-mentioned flexible circuit board from the display panel to the control circuit board is less than or equal to the extending length of the control circuit board along the direction away from the flexible circuit board.

[0022] In an embodiment of the present invention, each side edge of the above-mentioned control circuit board is a flat surface.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board has a through hole, and the flexible circuit board does not penetrate the through hole.

[0024] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a back plate and a front frame. The display panel is disposed between the back plate and the front frame and is exposed outside the front frame.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board is fixed to the front frame.

[0026] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned front frame includes a main housing and a rotating shaft cover, and the rotating shaft cover is connected to the main housing.

[0027] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board is attached to or snapped onto the main housing.

[0028] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control circuit board is attached to or snapped onto the rotating shaft cover.

[0029] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a receiving groove for receiving a control circuit board, a flexible circuit board, and at least one rotating shaft.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present invention, one end of the above-mentioned display panel extends into the receiving groove.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first body is a logic unit or a tripod.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned at least one electronic component includes at least one of a button, an antenna, a speaker, a camera lens, and a gesture sensor.

[0033] An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, at least one rotating shaft, and at least one electronic component. At least one rotating shaft is connected between the first body and the second body, wherein the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relative to each other through at least one rotating shaft. At least one electronic component is connected to the second body, wherein there is a second gap between at least one electronic component and at least one rotating shaft in a radial direction of at least one rotating shaft.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second gap is less than or equal to the diameter of at least one rotating shaft.

[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second gap is less than or equal to 4 millimeters.

[0036] Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention is configured such that there is an axial gap (i.e., the first gap) between the electronic component and the rotating shaft. Thereby, the electronic component can be bent relative to the second body smoothly without interference with the rotating shaft, so that the electronic component does not increase the overall size of the electronic device in the direction parallel to the display surface of the second body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 is a partial component cross-sectional schematic diagram of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 shows Figure 1 the relative rotation of the first body and the second body;

[0039] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a perspective view of partial components of an electronic device;

[0040] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a rear view schematic diagram of a rotating shaft and electronic components of

[0041] Figure 5A is Figure 1 a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device of

[0042] Figure 5B is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 6 is Figure 5A a partial enlarged view of an electronic device of

[0044] Figure 7 is a perspective view of partial components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 8A is Figure 7 a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device of

[0046] Figure 8B is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 9 is a perspective view of partial components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 10A is Figure 9 a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device of

[0049] Figure 10B is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 11 is a perspective view of partial components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 12 is a perspective view of partial components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] Description of Reference Numerals

[0053] 100: Electronic device

[0054] 110: First body

[0055] 112: Main housing

[0056] 120: Second body

[0057] 120a: Shielding portion

[0058] 120a1: Accommodating groove

[0059] 122: Main housing

[0060] 122a: Front frame

[0061] 122b: Back panel

[0062] 124: Display panel

[0063] 124a: Display surface

[0064] 124b: End

[0065] 126: Locking component

[0066] 128, 128A: Rotating shaft cover

[0067] 130: Rotating shaft

[0068] 140: Electronic component

[0069] 142: Control circuit board

[0070] 142a: Top edge

[0071] 142b: Bottom edge

[0072] 144: Flexible circuit board

[0073] A: Axial direction

[0074] D1, D2: Directions

[0075] d: Diameter

[0076] G1: First gap

[0077] G2: Second gap

[0078] H: Through hole

[0079] R: Radial direction Detailed implementation manner

[0080] Figure 1 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of some components of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 the relative rotation of the first body and the second body. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the electronic device 100 of this embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer and includes a first body 110 and a second body 120. The first body 110 is, for example, the main body (i.e., the logic unit) of the notebook computer, and the second body 120 is, for example, the screen of the notebook computer and includes a main housing 122 and a display panel 124. The main housing 122 includes a front frame 122a and a back plate 122b. The display panel 124 is disposed within the main housing 122 between the front frame 122a and the back plate 122b and is exposed from the front frame 122a. The second body 120 can be unfolded relative to the first body 110 as shown in Figure 2 . In other embodiments, the electronic device 100 can also be a tablet computer. In this case, the first body 110 is, for example, the stand of the tablet computer.

[0081] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a perspective view of some components of the electronic device. Please refer to Figure 3 , the electronic device 100 of this embodiment further includes two rotating shafts 130 and two electronic components 140. The two rotating shafts 130 are connected between the first body 110 (shown in Figure 1 ) and the main housing 122 of the second body 120 (shown in Figure 1 ). The first body 110 and the second body 120 are adapted to rotate relative to each other through the two rotating shafts 130 so that the second body 120 can be unfolded as described above. The electronic components 140 are connected to the second body 120.

[0082] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a rear view schematic diagram of the rotating shaft and the electronic component. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the two rotating shafts 130 are located between the two electronic components 140, and each electronic component 140 and the adjacent rotating shaft 130 have a first gap G1 in an axial direction A of the rotating shaft 130 (marked in Figure 4 ). Thereby, the electronic component 140 can be bent relative to the second body 120 smoothly without interfering with the rotating shaft A, so that the electronic component 140 will not increase the overall size of the electronic device 100 in the direction D1 (marked in Figures 1 to 3 ) parallel to the display surface 124a of the second body 120. For example, the first gap G1 is, for example, less than or equal to one-half of the length of the rotating shaft 130 along the axial direction A to reduce the size of the electronic device 100 in the axial direction A. Specifically, the first gap G1 is, for example, less than or equal to 2 millimeters (mm).

[0083] Figure 5A is Figure 1 a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device. Please refer to Figure 5A, specifically, the electronic component 140 of this embodiment includes a control circuit board 142 and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 144. Both ends of the flexible printed circuit 144 are respectively connected to the control circuit board 142 and the display panel 124 of the second body 120. Among them, the area between the two ends of the flexible printed circuit 144 is separated from the control circuit board 142. The extension length of the flexible printed circuit 144 from the display panel 124 of the second body 120 to the control circuit board 142 is less than or equal to the extension length of the control circuit board 142 along the direction away from the flexible printed circuit 144. Each side edge of the control circuit board 142 has no notch and is a flat surface. The control circuit board 142 has a top edge 142a and a bottom edge 142b. The top edge 142a is adjacent to the display panel 124, and the bottom edge 142b is away from the display panel 124. The flexible printed circuit 144 is connected to the display panel 124 through the top edge 142a of the control circuit board 142. In addition, in some embodiments, the control circuit board 142 may have a through hole H as shown in Figure 5A , and the flexible printed circuit 144 does not penetrate through this through hole H. The control circuit board 142 is bent relative to the display panel 124 of the second body 120 through a single flexure of the flexible printed circuit 144, so that the control circuit board 142 does not increase the overall size of the electronic device 100 in the direction D1 parallel to the display surface 124a of the display panel 124. For example, the included angle between the extension direction D2 of the control circuit board 142 and the extension direction D1 of the display panel 124 may be 45 to 100 degrees, thereby reducing the size of the electronic device 100 in the direction D1 and not increasing the size of the electronic device 100 in the direction D2. The control circuit board 142 of the electronic component 140 is, for example, connected to the display panel 124 and serves as its display control board. In other embodiments, the control circuit board 142 may be a touch control board. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 are not overlapped in the axial direction A as shown in Figure 5A . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Figure 5B is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 may be overlapped in the axial direction A as shown in Figure 5B . In other embodiments, the electronic component 140 may include an L-shaped circuit board, and the bending angle thereof may be 45 to 100 degrees.

[0084] Figure 6 is Figure 5A a partial enlarged view of the electronic device. As shown in Figure 6As shown, the second body 120 further includes a locking component 126. The locking component 126 is, for example, an L-shaped sheet metal part and is connected to the display panel 124. The control circuit board 142 of the electronic component 140 is locked to the locking component 126 and fixed to prevent the electronic component 140 from generating unexpected displacement during the rotation of the second body 120 relative to the first body 110. In addition, during the shipment and transportation of the electronic device 100, the locking component 126 can protect the flexible circuit board 144 and prevent its circuit from being damaged. The locking component 126 can be applied to Figure 5B the embodiment shown and any subsequent embodiment. The present invention does not limit this. In addition, in other embodiments, the electronic component 140 can be fixed by being snapped or attached to the front frame 122a, the back plate 122b of the first body 110, the second body 120, or the subsequent rotation shaft cover 128. The present invention does not limit this. By fixing the electronic component 140, the flexible circuit board 144 therein will not be repeatedly bent and is not prone to shaking during the use of the electronic device 100, so as to avoid weakening or interruption of its signal, and can extend the service life of the display panel and / or the touch panel.

[0085] In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a shielding part 120a. The shielding part 120a has a receiving groove 120a1 for receiving the rotation shaft 130, so that the shielding part 120a at least partially shields the rotation shaft 130. In other embodiments, the receiving groove 120a1 can also be used to receive the control circuit board 142 and the flexible circuit board 144. Specifically, the second body 120 further includes a rotation shaft cover 128. The rotation shaft cover 128 is connected between the front frame 122a and the back plate 122b, and the rotation shaft cover 128 constitutes the shielding part 120a. In addition, in this embodiment, one end 124b of the display panel 124 Figure 6 extends to the shielding part 120a as shown and is located in the receiving groove 120a1, so that the electronic component 140 connected to the end 124b of the display panel 124 can easily extend into the shielding part 120a. Furthermore, since the rotation shaft cover 128 and the front frame 122a in this embodiment are not an integral structure, when the rotation shaft cover 128 and the front frame 122a need to be of different colors due to the requirements of the appearance design, they can be spray-painted separately first and then assembled together, without the need to additionally use a spray masking groove to achieve color separation, so the manufacturing process can be simplified. And because the rotation shaft cover 128 and the front frame 122a are not an integral structure, it is easy to assemble, rework, and repair. In other embodiments, the shielding part 120a can be constituted by a part of the main housing 122 of the second body 120.

[0086] Please refer to Figure 6, the electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 have a second gap G2 in the radial direction R of the rotating shaft 130. That is, the electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 are relatively far apart in the radial direction R of the rotating shaft 130, so that the shielding portion 120a has a relatively large size and is easy to assemble. And, because the shielding portion 120a has a relatively large size, when the second body 120 is unfolded on the first body 110 as Figure 2 shown, the shielding portion 120a can support the first body 110 away from the tabletop to improve the comfort of the user when operating the first body 110 (such as typing). For example, the second gap G2 is less than or equal to the diameter d of the rotating shaft 130 (marked in Figure 6 ). Specifically, the second gap G2 is less than or equal to 4 millimeters.

[0087] Figure 7 is a perspective view of some components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8A is Figure 7 a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device. Figure 7 and Figure 8A The embodiments shown are different from the embodiments shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5A in that, Figure 7 and Figure 8A a partial structure of a main housing 112 of the first body 110 forms a shielding portion 120a to shield the rotating shaft 130, so that an additional shaft cover does not need to be configured. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 do not overlap in the axial direction A as Figure 8A shown. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, Figure 8B is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 may overlap in the axial direction A as Figure 8B shown.

[0088] Figure 9 is a perspective view of some components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 10A is Figure 9 a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device. Figure 9 and Figure 10A The embodiments shown are different from the embodiments shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8A in that, Figure 9 and Figure 10A the first body 110 includes a shaft cover 128A connected to the main housing 112, and the shaft cover 128A forms a shielding portion 120a to shield the rotating shaft 130. In addition, Figure 9 The embodiment shown only includes a single rotating shaft 130, which is located between two electronic components 140. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 do not overlap in the axial direction A as Figure 10A shown. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, Figure 10Bis a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The control circuit board 142 and the rotating shaft 130 can overlap axially as shown in Figure 8B in the axial direction A.

[0089] Figure 11 is a perspective view of some components of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 11 The difference between the embodiment shown in Figure 3 and the embodiment shown in Figure 11 is that the embodiment shown in Figure 11 only includes a single electronic component 140, and a rotating shaft 130 is located between the electronic component 140 and another rotating shaft 130. Figure 5A The electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 shown in Figure 11 can be non-overlapping in the axial direction A as shown in Figure 5B . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 shown in

[0090] Figure 12 can be overlapping in the axial direction A as shown in Figure 12 Figure 7 . In addition, the electronic component 140 can also be located between the two rotating shafts 130. The difference between the embodiment shown in Figure 12 and the embodiment shown in Figure 12 is that the embodiment shown in Figure 8A only includes a single electronic component 140, and a rotating shaft 130 is located between the electronic component 140 and another rotating shaft 130. Figure 12 The electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 shown in Figure 8B can be non-overlapping in the axial direction A as shown in

[0091] . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The electronic component 140 and the rotating shaft 130 shown in

[0092] Figure 12 can be overlapping in the axial direction A as shown in Figure 8B . In addition, the electronic component 140 can also be located between the two rotating shafts 130.

[0091] In other embodiments, the electronic component can also be a button, an antenna, a speaker, a camera lens, a gesture sensor, or other types of electronic components, and the present invention does not limit this.

[0092] In summary, in the electronic device of the present invention, the electronic component is disposed outside the rotating shaft, and there is an axial gap (i.e., the first gap) between the electronic component and the rotating shaft. Thereby, the electronic component can be smoothly bent relative to the second body without interfering with the rotating shaft, so that the electronic component does not increase the overall size of the electronic device in the direction parallel to the display surface of the second body. In addition, there may be a radial gap (i.e., the second gap) between the electronic component and the rotating shaft so that the distance between the electronic component and the rotating shaft in the radial direction is relatively large, so that the shielding portion correspondingly has a relatively large size and is easy to assemble, and the first body can be supported away from the tabletop by the shielding portion when the second body is unfolded from the first body, so as to improve the comfort of the user when operating the first body.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: A first body; A second body; At least one rotating shaft connected between the first body and the second body, wherein the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relative to each other through the at least one rotating shaft; and At least one electronic component connected to the second body, wherein the at least one electronic component and the at least one rotating shaft have a first gap in the axial direction of the at least one rotating shaft, The second body has a display panel, the at least one electronic component includes a control circuit board and a flexible circuit board, and two ends of the flexible circuit board are respectively connected to the control circuit board and the display panel, The extension length of the flexible circuit board from the display panel towards the control circuit board is less than or equal to the extension length of the control circuit board in the direction away from the flexible circuit board, The at least one electronic component and the at least one rotating shaft have a second gap in the radial direction of the at least one rotating shaft.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first gap is less than or equal to one half of the length of the at least one rotating shaft along the axial direction.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first gap is less than or equal to 2 millimeters.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one rotating shaft is one, the number of the at least one electronic component is two, and the rotating shaft is located between the two electronic components.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is one, and one of the rotating shafts is located between the electronic component and the other rotating shaft.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is one, and the electronic component is located between the two rotating shafts.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one rotating shaft is two, the number of the at least one electronic component is two, and the two rotating shafts are located between the two electronic components.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic component and the at least one rotating shaft do not overlap in the axial direction.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the included angle between the extension direction of the control circuit board and the extension direction of the display panel is 45 to 100 degrees.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second body includes a locking component connected to the display panel, and the control circuit board is locked to the locking component.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the area between the two ends of the flexible circuit board is separated from the control circuit board.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit board is bent relative to the display panel through a single flexure of the flexible circuit board.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit board has a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge is adjacent to the display panel, and the bottom edge is away from the display panel.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the flexible circuit board is connected to the display panel from the control circuit board through the top edge.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein each side edge of the control circuit board is a flat surface.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit board has a via hole, and the flexible circuit board does not penetrate through the via hole.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second body has a back plate and a front frame, the display panel is disposed between the back plate and the front frame and is exposed from the front frame.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the control circuit board is fixed to the front frame.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the front frame includes a main housing and a rotating shaft cover, and the rotating shaft cover is connected to the main housing.

20. The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the control circuit board is attached or engaged with the main housing.

21. The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the control circuit board is attached or engaged with the rotating shaft cover.

22. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second body has a receiving groove for receiving the control circuit board, the flexible circuit board and the at least one rotating shaft.

23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein the end of the display panel extends into the receiving groove.

24. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first body is a logic unit or a stand.

25. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic component includes at least one of a button, an antenna, a speaker, a camera lens and a gesture sensor.

26. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second gap is less than or equal to the diameter of the at least one rotating shaft.

27. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second gap is less than or equal to 4 millimeters.

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