Pivoting-Locking Module for Tablet Keyboard Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices, such as tablet computers, face inefficiencies in text input due to the inconvenience of touch control, necessitating the need for an extended physical keyboard for quick and efficient text entry.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus comprising a pivoting-locking module and a supporting frame that allows the first body (e.g., a tablet computer) to pivot and lock with the second body (e.g., an extended keyboard), enabling the exposure of a keyboard region for text input while maintaining a compact form factor by accommodating the supporting frame and pivoting-locking module in a receptacle space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a physical keyboard is extended from a tablet computer, then text input efficiency is improved, but device portability and compactness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting frame and pivoting-locking module are nested within a receptacle space of the tablet computer. The second body (keyboard) can be folded or retracted into the first body (tablet), allowing the physical keyboard to be stored compactly when not in use, thus maintaining device portability while providing text input efficiency when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The pivoting-locking module enables dynamic transformation between different states: the supporting frame can pivot to extend the keyboard for text input, or retract to maintain a compact tablet form factor. This dynamic mechanism allows the device to adapt between portability mode and productivity mode
2Ease of operation
If a supporting frame with pivoting-locking module is added, then keyboard exposure and text input capability are improved, but device structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into functional modules: the first body (tablet), the second body (keyboard), the supporting frame, and the pivoting-locking module. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, making the complex structure more manageable and easier to operate
Solution Approach 2:
The pivoting-locking module combines multiple functions: it serves as both the connection mechanism between the tablet and keyboard, and the locking mechanism to maintain the keyboard at a predetermined angle. The supporting frame simultaneously provides structural support and enables the pivoting motion, reducing the need for separate components
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes a first body, a second body, a supporting frame, and a pivoting-locking module. The two bodies overlap with each other. The supporting frame is pivoted onto the second body. The pivoting-locking module is disposed between the first body and the supporting frame. The pivoting-locking module includes a first pivoting-locking part and a plurality of second pivoting-locking parts. The first pivoting-locking part is fixed to the first body. The second pivoting-locking parts are movably attached to the supporting frame. When the second pivoting-locking parts are locked with the first pivoting-locking part, the second pivoting-locking parts may be pivoted relative to the first pivoting-locking part. The supporting frame may be pivoted relative to the second body only when the first body is pivoted to a predetermined position relative to the supporting frame by means of the first pivoting-locking part and the second pivoting-locking parts.