Portable computer modular structure

Abstract

The utility model discloses a portable computer modularization structure which comprises an equipment body composed of a portable host and a display screen and a support assembly, a rotary connecting piece used for achieving rotation of the display screen is arranged on the back of the display screen, and a fastener connected with the portable host is arranged at the tail end of the rotary connecting piece. The support assembly can be connected with the equipment body through a sleeve frame on the support assembly, the support assembly comprises the sleeve frame used for sleeving and fixing one end of the portable host and a connecting column detachably connected with one end of the sleeve frame, a base is arranged at the bottom of the connecting column, and rotating shafts are arranged at the two ends of the connecting column. According to the utility model, the problems that in the prior art, the traditional portable computer equipment such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer is inconvenient to use and does not have the modular assembly characteristic are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of portable computers, in particular to a modular structure of a portable computer. Background Art

[0002] Taking traditional large-screen mobile phones as an example, the use defect is that when watching videos or reading articles for a long time, the hand will feel tired. This is because the host and display of traditional mobile phones are an integrated rectangular block, which has three functions: content display, palm holding, and finger touch. When the user holds up the phone to view it (the phone is in a vertical state at this time), the way the hand is held must take into account three aspects: it must not block the display screen as much as possible, prevent the phone from slipping, and facilitate finger operation of the touch screen. In this way, users often have to laboriously clamp the phone with their palms to prevent the phone from slipping, or use the little finger to hold the bottom of the phone to prevent the phone from slipping. These two postures are easy to cause hand fatigue if maintained for a long time. Another pain point for users is that when the phone needs to be used in landscape mode, it will be more laborious to hold and operate the phone, and it is often necessary to hold the phone with both hands, which is not conducive to long-term use.

[0003] As for tablet-type products, the problems of difficulty in holding and carrying caused by the traditional integrated tablet structural design are even more serious. Due to the large size of tablet computers, it is difficult for ordinary people to hold it with one hand, and even if they hold it with both hands, it is difficult to hold it for too long. Therefore, users can only use the tablet computer on a desktop or stand. This way of use requires users to keep their heads down for a long time. On the other hand, it is difficult for users to hold and use the tablet computer while standing or walking. In scenarios where tablet computers need to be used for a long time, the above two aspects will cause harm to the health of users. In addition, it is relatively laborious to switch between the horizontal and vertical screens of the tablet computer. It often requires both hands to move the entire machine and rotate it, which requires relatively large movements to complete.

[0004] In addition, existing notebook computer products also have the following usage defects: 1. The height of the display screen is low, which causes the user to sit in a poor posture. For this reason, many users configure a complex bracket system to raise the display screen, but this combination is not convenient, especially when it is necessary to temporarily change an office position, it is difficult to move the computer, bracket, keyboard, etc. together; 2. It cannot be moved for use. For example, it is difficult to meet the following usage scenarios: During a video conference, the user hopes to walk while holding the meeting to relieve the fatigue of sitting for a long time and keep the brain active; in the PPT presentation session, the standing speaker hopes to be able to perform more complex operations such as circling and clicking links on the computer screen.

[0005] In view of this, the present technical solution proposes a modular structure of a portable computer, which adopts a three-separated structural design of screen, machine and base, that is, the display screen, host and base are designed to be separated, and then combined through several detachable modular assembly structures and interactive methods to solve the usage defects of traditional mobile phones, tablet computers and other portable computer devices. Utility Model Content

[0006] The technical solution of the utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain extent. To this end, the main purpose of the utility model is to provide a portable computer modular structure, aiming to solve the problem that traditional mobile phones, tablet computers and other portable computer devices in the prior art are inconvenient to use and do not have modular assembly characteristics.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a modular structure of a portable computer, including a device body composed of a portable host, a display screen, and a bracket assembly, wherein the bracket assembly is connected to the device body through a sleeve frame, a rotating connector for realizing the rotation of the display screen is provided on the back of the display screen, a fastener for connecting and fixing with the portable host is provided at the end of the rotating connector, and a power supply and data connection line for the portable host to supply power to the display screen and provide display signal power inside the rotating connector and the fastener.

[0008] As a further solution of the utility model, a back frame is provided on the back of the display screen, and the rotating connecting member is arranged on the back of the back frame.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention, an interface for docking with the device body is provided at the inner bottom of the sleeve frame.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention, the fastener is a clamp structure whose clamping force with the portable host can be adjusted by a knob on one side.

[0011] As a further solution of the utility model, the base is a hollow frame plate structure, and the upper side of the base is covered with a magnetically adsorbable keyboard.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention, the connecting column is a retractable hollow column structure, and a wire and a power supply connected to the device body are provided inside.

[0013] As a further solution of the utility model, a display area and a control area are respectively provided on two sides of the portable host.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0015] The portable computer modular structure proposed in the utility model adopts a modular structural design of three-separation of screen, machine and base, that is, the display screen, host and base are designed to be separated, and then several detachable modular assembly structures and interactive methods are used in combination to solve the use defects of traditional mobile phones, tablet computers and other portable computer devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model technical solution or the utility model technical solution in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model technical solution. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model product.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the product of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the preliminary disassembly structure of the utility model product.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a reference diagram of the state in which the display screen of the utility model is flipped when the product is used in a hand-held manner.

[0021] Figure 5 This is another reference diagram of the display screen flipping state when the product of the utility model is used in a hand-held manner.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a reference diagram of the product of the utility model in the state of being used in a hand-held manner.

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the preliminary disassembly of the device body and the back connection structure of the utility model product.

[0024] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged setting of the rotating connecting member in the utility model.

[0025] Fig. 9 This is a reference diagram of the utility model product in desktop use.

[0026] Fig.10 This is another reference diagram of the product of the utility model in another state of desktop use.

[0027] Fig.11 This is a reference diagram of the state of the product of the utility model when it is used in a standing position.

[0028] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the two-side structure of the portable host of the utility model product.

[0029] [Main parts / assembly reference numerals]

[0030] Label name Label name 1 Equipment body 23 Frame 10 Portable host 3 Bracket assembly 100 Display 30 Connecting column 101 Control area 31 Shaft 11 Display 32 Base 110 Back frame 33 keyboard 20 fastener 34 foot base 21 Rotating connector 22 Connection DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] as follows:

[0032] Please see attached Figure 1-12 ,

[0033] The device body 1 consists of a portable host 10, a display screen, and a bracket assembly 3. The bracket assembly 3 is connected to the device body 1 through a sleeve frame 23. A rotating connector 21 for realizing the rotation of the display screen 100 is provided on the back of the display screen 100. A fastener 20 for connecting and fixing with the portable host 10 is provided at the end of the rotating connector 21. The rotating connector 21 and the fastener 20 are provided with power and data connection lines for the portable host 10 to supply power to the display screen 100 and provide display signal power.

[0034] Here’s how it works:

[0035] As miniPC is developing rapidly, its performance and size are becoming stronger and smaller, and its size is close to that of mobile phone. Therefore, it has the advantages of portability such as easy to carry and carry. And considering that people use mobile phone and desktop (desktop, notebook) for entertainment and office work, this solution is based on the portable computer derived from this type of mini PC.

[0036] The portable host 10 is shaped like an ordinary mobile phone, a rectangular parallelepiped that is easy to hold. It is slightly longer, thicker, and larger than an ordinary mobile phone, so it can easily accommodate components such as the CPU, motherboard, memory, hard disk, fan, and mobile communication components. At the same time, ordinary people can easily grasp or lift it with one hand. The upper part of the host can be used as an external interface area, which can be equipped with several Thunderbolt 5, USB type C, type A interfaces, etc., and a mechanical connection interface (such as a 1 / 4 thread interface) is set to facilitate the fixing of external devices such as SSD mobile hard drives. This mechanical connection interface can also be used as an interface to fix the portable host 10 to other objects.

[0037] The two sides of the portable host 10 can be mechanically connected to an external game controller to form a host with a game controller, which is convenient for game operation. The operating system of the host can be various computer and mobile phone operating systems such as Microsoft Windows system, Apple IOS system, Android system, Huawei Hongmeng system, and Linux system. A full-function touchpad can be set at the front operation area 101 of the portable host 10. In addition to having the same functions as the touchpad of a conventional notebook, it can also simulate most touch screen operations and perform handwriting input. A number of buttons can be set on the portable host 10, and the buttons may include: an on / off button, fingerprint recognition (which can be integrated with the on / off button), volume increase / decrease, up / down, left / right direction buttons of a remote control, an OK button, a return / exit button, up / down page buttons, fast forward / rewind buttons, a play / pause button, an ESC button, etc., and a number of custom keys, as well as scroll wheels, turntables, etc., can be set to facilitate browsing web pages, and viewing and editing pictures and videos, etc.

[0038] A display screen 100 having a size close to that of a mobile phone display screen can be placed on the back of the portable host 10, mainly for use when the portable host 10 is in a mobile phone-like mode.

[0039] For some application scenarios that require higher performance, the portable host 10 can be designed with a larger size, which can sacrifice a certain degree of portability, but the interface form between the host and the display screen 11, and the host and the base 32 can remain unified.

[0040] A keyboard 33 lighting lamp may be provided on the portable host 10, or the keyboard 33 lighting lamp may be used as a semi-permanent external accessory.

[0041] Since the display screen 11 has fewer components, it can be designed to be thin and light, and the weight is concentrated as much as possible at the place where it is connected to the host - around the center of gravity of the display screen 11, so that the whole machine can be easily grasped with one hand (the torque generated by the weight of the edge of the heavy display screen 11 will make it relatively difficult to hold the host; and it is relatively difficult to rotate the display screen 11); the display screen 11 can be designed to be foldable for easy storage; since the connecting component between the display screen 11 and the host is universally rotatable and has a certain damping, the display screen 11 can be easily rotated and pitched at multiple angles, and can be viewed and operated after it stops.

[0042] The connection between the display screen 11 and the portable host 10 can be designed as a detachable hot-swappable structure, which is convenient for switching to a mobile phone-like mode at any time, or replacing display screens 11 of different types and sizes to meet different usage scenarios, such as replacing a high-resolution and high-refresh rate display screen 11 for gaming, replacing an e-paper screen for long-term reading, etc.

[0043] Base 32 parts

[0044] After the portable host 10 is inserted into the base 32 bracket on the desktop, it is convenient to switch to the desktop mode of the portable host 10. The base 32 bracket not only provides physical support, but also provides power and data cable connections, which can charge the portable host 10 and connect other accessories, such as keyboard 33, other display screens 11, external TVs, USB ports, external hard drives, etc. At the same time, in desktop mode, the height of the display screen 11+host can be adjusted, and the height of the support rod of the base 32 can be adjusted to more than 40 cm (up to 100 cm), so that the user can maintain a good sitting posture. The support rod height adjustment methods include damping pull-out type, or pull-out locking type, etc.; the power cord and data cable of the base 32 can be hidden inside the support rod to keep the appearance simple and beautiful; pick up the portable host 10 from the base 32 bracket, or from the desktop, and you can easily switch from desktop mode back to handheld mode in one step.

[0045] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: a back frame 110 is sleeved on the back of the display screen 11 , and the connecting portion 22 and the rotating connecting member 21 are arranged on the back of the back frame 110 .

[0046] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the rotary connector 21 is a universal ball shaft with a wire channel inside.

[0047] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the fastener 20 is a clamping structure whose clamping force with the portable host 10 can be adjusted by a knob on one side.

[0048] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the base 32 is a hollow frame structure, and a flippable keyboard 33 is provided on the upper portion of the bottom plate of the base 32 .

[0049] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the connecting column 30 is a retractable hollow column structure, and a wire and a power source connected to the device body 1 are arranged inside.

[0050] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable host 10 has a display area 100 and a control area 101 on two sides.

[0051] A touchpad is provided in the front control area 101 of the portable host 10. In the default state, it simulates the touch screen operation of most of the display screen 11. The touchpad simulates the entire display screen 11 area corresponding to the horizontal screen or the vertical screen, and the following operations can be performed: swipe up and down, swipe left and right, double-click to like, swipe from both sides to exit, swipe from the bottom to return to the desktop home screen, etc.; press the mouse button while operating the touchpad, and its operating logic is the same as that of the touchpad of a conventional notebook. The cursor can be moved, the left and right buttons can be clicked or double-clicked, the display screen 11 can be scrolled with two fingers, and various gesture operations can be customized; press the handwriting key while operating the touchpad, and the touchpad can be used for handwriting input or drawing.

[0052] Methods of using the modular structure of a portable computer include:

[0053] Hand-held use,

[0054] Connect the portable host to the display screen through the fastener at the rear end of the display screen and adjust and fasten it, so that the Type-C male port on the fastener is fully engaged with the Type-C female port on the portable host, and then hold the portable host with the display screen facing up;

[0055] In this solution, the rear of the display screen 11 and the portable host 10 are connected through a foldable and retractable support mechanism (including a rotating connector 21 and a connecting seat). The connecting mechanism contains power and data connections and can rotate 90 degrees so that the display screen 11 can be switched between horizontal and vertical screens. The display screen 11 of the portable host 10 is only responsible for content display, and the other two functions are completed by the portable host 10. The user lifts or holds up the entire machine by holding the host part; and performs touch operations through the touch pad on the host. When in use, the display screen 11 and the portable host 10 can form a certain angle, and relative to the user's eyes, the display screen 11 is relatively forward and upward, closer to the eyes, while the portable host 10 is backward and downward, blocked by the display screen 11, so that when the display screen 11 is in a vertical state, the portable host 10 can still remain horizontal, and the user only needs to hold the host with the palm of his hand to support it stably; even if the host needs to be slightly tilted, since there is no display screen 11 on the host, the user can hold the host in the most labor-saving way without worrying about blocking the display screen 11, and this holding method can greatly avoid hand fatigue of the user; in addition, in many scenarios, due to the angle already formed between the portable host 10 and the display screen 11, no additional accessories are needed to support the display screen 11 to remain vertical, and the user only needs to place the palm flat on the table, knees, chair armrests, etc., or only needs to support the elbow in the above position with the palm flat, which will save more effort when holding. In addition, there are more and more foldable screen mobile phones. After the display screen 11 of the foldable screen mobile phone is unfolded, its size has gradually approached that of a tablet computer. If the foldable screen mobile phone adopts the structural design of the portable host 10, the improvement of the holding and operation interaction of the foldable screen mobile phone will be more significant than that of the ordinary screen mobile phone; moreover, under this structure, the foldable screen can be folded several layers more, so as to obtain a larger display screen 11 size after unfolding. The interface position of the display screen 11 of the foldable screen mobile phone and the host will be adjusted to be located behind the upper edge of the display screen 11, rather than directly behind the display screen 11, in order to reserve space for the foldable screen to unfold.

[0056] The portable host 10 becomes the handle of the whole machine, and the user can easily grasp it with one hand. Moreover, since the center of gravity of the whole machine is on the palm of one hand, if the user feels tired of holding the host tightly, he can also change to a lifting posture, thereby avoiding hand fatigue caused by a single posture. Since the user can hold it firmly with one hand, the user can easily change hands during use, thereby further reducing hand fatigue. In addition, since the display screen 11 of the portable host 10 does not contain other components such as batteries, it can generally be made very light and thin, and the connection between the display screen 11 and the host can be universally rotated, so it is very easy to switch between horizontal and vertical screens.

[0057] Desktop use,

[0058] After assembling the device body according to the above step A1, insert the lower part of the portable host into the frame of the bracket assembly as a whole until the bottom of the frame, so that the Type-C female port at the bottom of the portable host is fully engaged with the Type-C male port at the bottom of the inner side of the frame, at this time, a desktop shape structure for daily office work is formed, and the angle can be adjusted according to the use requirements;

[0059] The structural feature of the portable host 10 that can be held in one hand is a major improvement for mobile phone usage scenarios. For tablet computers, it allows tablet computers with larger display screens 11 to be easily used in a mobile state, making them truly portable devices.

[0060] In the desktop mode of the portable host 10, the height of the upper edge of the display screen 11 can be adjusted to more than 50 cm, so that the user can sit up straight and look up at the display screen 11, thereby maintaining a good sitting posture. Moreover, the height of the display screen 11 can be fine-tuned according to the needs of different users to achieve the optimal height. Adjusting the height of the display screen 11 is a basic function of the integrated base 32 of the portable host 10, which can be achieved without other accessories such as brackets and trays. After the portable host 10 is inserted into the integrated base 32, a complete body of the portable host 10 is formed, and the display screen 11, the host, the bracket, the keyboard 33, etc. are all integrated together. It is very convenient to move the whole, and it is easy to temporarily change the work station.

[0061] Standing office use,

[0062] Based on the above desktop form structure, the connecting column 30 is stretched to form a height suitable for standing office, that is, a standing office form structure is formed.

[0063] The switching between the desktop mode and the mobile mode of the portable host 10 can be completed in one step. For example, when a user sitting at a desk receives a video conference request and wants to conduct the video conference while walking, he can directly take out the host and the display screen 11 from the base 32 to switch to the mobile mode. The user can hold and operate the computer with one hand, thereby completing the mode switching in one step. When the video conference is over, the user wants to sit back at the desk to work, and the user only needs to plug the host back into the base 32, completing the switching of the use mode in one step.

[0064] A preferred embodiment of the utility model: in the hand-held usage mode, after the portable host 10 is assembled with the rotating connector 21 through the fastener 20, the display screen 11 is flipped and rotated, and the portable host 10 is laid flat to serve as a base, and the display screen 11 is rotated and flipped to a suitable viewing angle.

[0065] A preferred embodiment of the present invention: in desktop use, the keyboard 33 is flipped over and adsorbed on the base 32;

[0066] When the keyboard 33 is used while standing and working, the keyboard 33 is turned over and adsorbed on the upper side of the base 32 , and then the feet 34 for stable placement are pulled out from both sides of the base 32 .

[0067] The interface between the portable host 10 and the base 32 integrates the mechanical connection, and can also integrate the power connection and the data connection. This integrated interface fully utilizes the characteristics of the rectangular parallelepiped of the portable host 10. The host body itself becomes an important component of the mechanical connection and a part of the entire base 32 support system. This interface design allows the host to be directly inserted into the interface. This one-step interface method does not require additional accessories for reinforcement, such as screws, buckles, clips, etc.

[0068] The above are only preferred embodiments of the technical solution of the utility model, and do not limit the patent scope of the technical solution of the utility model. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the technical solution description and drawings of the utility model under the conception of the technical solution of the utility model, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. A portable computer modular structure, characterized in that: include The device body consists of a portable host, a display screen, and a bracket assembly. The bracket assembly is connected to the device body through a sleeve frame. A rotating connector for rotating the display screen is provided at the back, and a fastener for connecting and fixing the portable host is provided at the end of the rotating connector. The rotating connector and the fastener are provided with power and data connection lines for the portable host to supply power to the display screen and provide display signal power.

2. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back of the display screen is sleeved with a back frame, and the rotating connecting piece is arranged on the back of the back frame.

3. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner bottom of the sleeve frame is provided with an interface for docking with the device body.

4. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fastener is a clamp structure whose clamping force with the portable host can be adjusted by a knob on one side.

5. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the bracket assembly is connected with a base, the base is a hollow frame plate structure, and the upper side of the base is covered with a magnetically adsorbable keyboard.

6. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The support assembly is composed of connecting columns and rotating shafts therebetween. The connecting columns are retractable hollow column structures and are internally provided with wires and a power source connected to the device body.

7. The portable computer modular structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sides of the portable host are respectively provided with a display area and a control area.

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