Abstract:
A transceiving apparatus capable of adjusting a transceiving direction is disclosed. The transceiving apparatus includes a signal transceiving component for transmitting or receiving a signal; and a holder connected to an electronic device in a rotatable position, wherein the signal transceiving component is installed in the holder.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to a transceiving apparatus, and more specifically, to a transceiving apparatus capable of adjusting a transceiving direction.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Prior Art  
         [0004]     Infrared ray (IR) transceiving modules are common devices in notebook computers. Users can transceive data between two notebook computers both containing IR transceiving modules. Or, after installing specific software in a notebook computer, the notebook computer can synchronize with a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) containing an IR transceiving function to transceive data, Java applications or games. For example, a user can download mobile phone wallpapers or ring tones using a notebook computer, easily modify the mobile phone wallpapers or ring tones using the notebook computer, and then upload the modified mobile phone wallpapers or ring tones from the notebook computer to a mobile phone without paying any fee for messages or GPRS. A user can also edit their phone book or organizer, and then upload the phone book or organizer to their mobile phone to save time, while also saving a backup for the phone book or organizer in the notebook computer.  
         [0005]     Utilization of the IR transceiving function has limitations, however; for example, when transceiving data, the transmitter and the receiver have to be in a straight line; if some object exists between the transmitter and the receiver, or the transceiving direction shifts, transceiving of data may fail.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006]     One of the objectives of the claimed invention is therefore to provide a transceiving apparatus capable of adjusting a transceiving direction to solve the above-mentioned problem.  
         [0007]     Another objective of the claimed invention is to provide a connecting apparatus for adjusting a transceiving direction of the connecting apparatus, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem.  
         [0008]     According to the claimed invention, a transceiving apparatus capable of adjusting a transceiving direction is disclosed. The transceiving apparatus comprises: a signal transceiving component for transmitting or receiving a signal; and a holder connected to an electronic device in a rotatable position, wherein the signal transceiving component is installed in the holder.  
         [0009]     According to the claimed invention, a connecting apparatus is disclosed. The connecting apparatus comprises: a signal transceiving component for transmitting or receiving a signal; a first positioning component, wherein the signal transceiving component is connected to the first positioning component in a rotatable position; and a holder connected to an electronic device in a rotatable position, wherein the signal transceiving component and the first positioning component are installed in the holder.  
         [0010]     According to the claimed invention, an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a housing; a signal transceiving component for transmitting or receiving a signal; and a holder connected to the housing in a rotatable position, wherein the signal transceiving component is installed in the holder.  
         [0011]     These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0012]      FIG. 1  is an exploded diagram of a transceiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0013]      FIG. 2  is a front view diagram of the holder and the positioning component shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0014]      FIG. 3  is a front view diagram of a holder and a positioning component of another embodiment according to the present invention.  
         [0015]      FIG. 4  is a diagram of the signal transceiving component and the positioning component shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0016]      FIG. 5  is an exterior view diagram of the fabricated transceiving apparatus shown in  FIG. 1  according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
       [0017]     Please refer to  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 1  is an exploded diagram of a transceiving apparatus  10  according to an embodiment of the present invention. The transceiving apparatus  10  can also be a connecting apparatus installed in an electronic device, such as a notebook computer. In the present embodiment, the transceiving apparatus  10  comprises a signal transceiving component  12 , a holder  14 , a positioning component  16 , and another positioning component  18 . The signal transceiving component  12  is an IR module for transmitting and receiving an IR signal. After manufacturing the transceiving apparatus  10 , the signal transceiving component  12  is connected to the positioning component  18  in a rotatable position to limit the rotation angle generated by the signal transceiving component  12  rotating on the axle A 1 . The signal transceiving component  12  and the positioning component  18  are both installed in the holder  14 . When the holder  14  rotates on the axle A 2 , the signal transceiving component  12  and the positioning component  18  rotate with the holder  14 . Moreover, the holder  14  is connected to the positioning component  16  in a rotatable position, and the positioning component  16  can be utilized for limiting the rotation angle generated by the holder  14  rotating on the axle A 2 .  
         [0018]     Please refer to  FIG. 2  for a detailed description of the rotation of the signal transceiving component  12  shown in  FIG. 1  rotating on the axle A 2 .  FIG. 2  is a front view diagram of the holder  14  and the positioning component  16 . The holder  14  comprises hinge parts  142  and  144 , a gear part  146  and an axle hole  148 . The hinge part  142  is utilized for installing the signal transceiving component  12  shown in  FIG. 1  in a rotatable position. The hinge part  144  is utilized for holding the positioning component  18  shown in  FIG. 1  to limit rotations of the signal transceiving component  12 . The detailed description of the operation of the positioning component  18  will be included in the following. In the present embodiment, the axle hole  148  is fixed on a housing of an electronic device using a screw (not shown), and therefore the holder  14  can rotate relative to the electronic device around a rotation center—the axle hole  148 . The gear part  146  is connected to the positioning component  16  in a rotatable position. The positioning component  16  connected to the housing of the above-mentioned electronic device comprises a wedge  162  and an elastic component  164 . The elastic component  164  provides an elastic force towards a direction D 2  to push the wedge  162  to connect with the gear part  146 . When the holder  14  rotates, the gear part  146  pushes the wedge  162  to move in a direction D 1  to repress the elastic component  164 . When the holder  14  rotates by a predetermined angle, the spring  164  returns to the original state and pushes the wedge  162  to move towards the direction D 2  to make the wedge  162  connect with the gear part  146  again, so that the rotation angle of the holder  14  is further limited. In this way, the holder  14  can rotate in a stepping way.  
         [0019]     It should be noted that the holder and the positioning component connected to the holder are not limited to the forms utilized in the above-mentioned embodiment. Please refer to  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  is a front view diagram of the holder  240  and the positioning component  260  of another embodiment according to the present invention. The holder  240  comprises an elastic component  242  and a wedge  244 . The positioning component  260  is a concave gear fixed on a housing of an electronic device. In the same manner as before, when the holder  240  rotates, the elastic component  242  is repressed; when the holder  240  rotates by a predetermined angle, the elastic component  242  returns to the original state. In this way, the holder  240  can rotate relative to the electronic device.  
         [0020]     Please refer to  FIG. 4  for a detailed description of the rotation of the signal transceiving component  12  shown in  FIG. 1  rotating on the axle A 1 .  FIG. 4  is a diagram of the signal transceiving component  12  and the positioning component  18  shown in  FIG. 1 . The signal transceiving component  12  comprises a component housing  120  and a signal processing circuit  121 . The component housing  120  comprises a main part  122  and a gear part  124 . The main part  122  is utilized for holding the signal processing circuit  121 . The positioning component  18  comprises a positioning gear  182 , an elastic component  184  and a circular slice  186 . The elastic component  184  provides an elastic force towards a direction D 4  to push the positioning gear  182  to connect with the gear part  124 . When the signal transceiving component  12  rotates on the axle A 1 , the gear part  124  pushes the positioning gear  182  to move towards a direction D 3  to repress the elastic component  184 . Also, when the signal transceiving component  12  rotates by a predetermined angle, the elastic component  184  returns to the original state and provides an elastic force to push the positioning gear  182  to move towards the direction D 4  to connect with the gear part  124  again, so that the rotation angle of the signal transceiving component  12  can be limited. Moreover, the positioning gear  182  comprises a plurality of slots  192  and  194  to fix the positioning gear  182  on the hinge part  144  shown in  FIG. 2 . Therefore, when the signal transceiving component  12  rotates on the axle A 1 , the positioning gear  182  does not rotate accordingly. After the positioning gear  182  and the elastic component  184  are placed in the hinge part  144  shown in  FIG. 1 , the circular slice  186  fixed on the hinge part  144  is utilized for preventing the positioning gear  182  and the elastic component  184  from sliding out of the hinge part  144 .  
         [0021]     It should be noted that in the present invention, the signal transceiving component  12  and the positioning component  18  connected to the signal transceiving component  12  are not limited to the forms utilized in the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, either the gear part  124  in the signal transceiving component or the positioning gear  182  can be replaced by a wedge. The elastic component can alternatively be installed between the main part  122  and the gear part  124  of the signal transceiving component. The above-mentioned implementations can also achieve the goal of making the signal transceiving component rotate on the axle A 1 . In addition, each of the elastic components  164  and  184  in the present embodiment is a spring; however, the equivalent implementations using other elastic materials/objects are also covered by the present invention.  
         [0022]     Please refer to  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  is an exterior view diagram of the fabricated transceiving apparatus  10  according to the present invention. The fabricated signal transceiving component  12  can rotate on the axle A 1  relative to the holder. Also, the signal transceiving component and the holder  14  can rotate on the axle A 2 . In this way, the transceiving apparatus  10  according to the present invention can adjust the transceiving direction according to a position of another transceiving apparatus, so that the signal transceiving quality can be further improved.  
         [0023]     Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.