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CN101840247A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents
CN101840247A
CN101840247A CN 201010129263 CN201010129263A CN101840247A CN 101840247 A CN101840247 A CN 101840247A CN 201010129263 CN201010129263 CN 201010129263 CN 201010129263 A CN201010129263 A CN 201010129263A CN 101840247 A CN101840247 A CN 101840247A
CN 201010129263
CN101840247B (en
森泽类
米田直史
2009-03-16 Priority to JP2009-062753 priority Critical
2009-03-16 Priority to JP2009062753A priority patent/JP2010218102A/en
2010-03-09 Application filed by 索尼公司 filed Critical 索尼公司
2010-09-22 Publication of CN101840247A publication Critical patent/CN101840247A/en
2012-09-05 Publication of CN101840247B publication Critical patent/CN101840247B/en
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238000010168 coupling process Methods 0 claims abstract description 114
238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0 claims abstract description 114
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment.This electronic equipment comprises display part, main part, multi-joint coupling mechanism and link gear.The display part comprises display screen.Main part links to the display part.The multi-joint coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of coupling compoonents at each place, end, each all has rotating shaft a plurality of coupling compoonents, and the connection that is one another in series rotationally around the shaft, a plurality of coupling compoonents of connect in series have an end of the main part of linking to one side and the other end that links to display part one side.Link gear links the rotation of a plurality of coupling compoonents in the multi-joint coupling mechanism each other.
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment such as PC and mobile phone.
Electronic equipment such as laptop personal computer and collapsible cell phone comprises main part and display part, and main part and display part via pivot connect each other with can open/can close (collapsible).The coupling compoonent with the shaft diameter more than the certain size that this electronic equipment need be provided with such as pivot keeps the position (for example referring to Japanese patent application early stage publication number 2008-298278 ([0023] section and Fig. 1 and Fig. 2), hereinafter referred to as patent documentation 1) of display part with respect to main part to obtain torque.
In addition, recent known a kind of above-mentioned electronic equipment, wherein main part and display part connect degree of freedom (for example referring to the early stage publication number 2008-228249 of Japanese patent application ([0025] and [0034] section and Fig. 7), hereinafter referred to as patent documentation 2) to increase the position each other via articulated pivot (articulated hinge).
In the electronic equipment that discloses in patent documentation 2, main part and display part connect by chain mechanism (chain mechanism), are provided with to have two flexible metal sheets in this link chain mechanism.Thin plate has the other end in end of the main part of being fixed to and the slot part that insertion is arranged at the display part.Another piece thin plate has the other end in the slot part that the end that is fixed to the display part and insertion be arranged at main part.The other end separately of two thin plates all has jut.On the other hand, form a plurality of recessed portions that cooperate with jut in the pre-position of the slot part that is arranged at main part and display part.
In this electronic equipment, the opening/closing of chain mechanism and electronic equipment action interlock, two thin plates slide in slot part in distortion according to interlock thus.When electronic equipment entered predetermined open mode, the jut that is arranged at thin plate cooperated with the recessed portion of slot part, stays open state in the position of hope thus.
But, because the electronic equipment in the patent documentation 1 need obtain torque by the coupling compoonent such as pivot to keep the position of display part with respect to main part, main part and display part are connect so be difficult to utilize coupling compoonent to wait with certain shaft diameter.
In addition, in the electronic equipment in patent documentation 2, utilize chain mechanism that main part and display part are connect, and can utilize above-mentioned two thin plates to regulate the position of display part.In other words, can not only freely regulate the position of display part by chain mechanism.
Be conceived to above-mentioned situation, need a kind of electronic equipment, it can come by the multi-joint coupling compoonent with less shaft diameter the position of display part is regulated freely.
According to embodiments of the invention, a kind of electronic equipment is provided, it comprises display part, main part, multi-joint coupling mechanism and link gear.
The display part comprises display screen.Main part links to the display part.The multi-joint coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of coupling compoonents at each place, end, each all has rotating shaft a plurality of coupling compoonents, and the connection that is one another in series rotationally around the shaft, a plurality of coupling compoonents of connect in series have an end of the main part of linking to one side and the other end that links to display part one side.Link gear links the rotation of a plurality of coupling compoonents in the multi-joint coupling mechanism each other.
In an embodiment of the present invention, because be provided with the rotation that makes a plurality of coupling compoonents in the multi-joint coupling mechanism link gear that links each other, so can disperse the torque that keeps the display part required by a plurality of joints, can come by multi-joint coupling compoonent the position of display part is regulated freely thus with less shaft diameter with respect to the position of main part.
Can construct the multi-joint coupling mechanism by being arranged as two rows with a plurality of coupling compoonents that the sawtooth mode connects, and adjacent coupling compoonent comprises peripheral surface in rotational direction and is positioned at mating part on the peripheral surface in each described row, makes mating part be fitted to each other.
Utilize said structure,, can make the coupling compoonent interlock by being arranged at the cooperation of the mating part of the peripheral surface of adjacent coupling compoonent among each row.
Mating part can have toothing.Utilize this structure, the coupling compoonent of Lian Jieing can link by the toothing that mating part wherein is fitted to each other each other.
The multi-joint coupling mechanism can be set to be formed on the Width of main part away from each other a pair of.Utilize this structure, can come reliably display part and main part to be connect by constituting a pair of multi-joint coupling mechanism.
Electronic equipment also can comprise a plurality of second coupling compoonents, itself and the coaxial setting of rotating shaft that constitutes a pair of multi-joint coupling mechanism, and one-to-many articulation mechanism connect each other.Utilize this structure, can strengthen constituting a pair of multi-joint coupling mechanism, and can improve the design of multi-joint coupling mechanism.
Electronic equipment can come by the multi-joint coupling compoonent with less shaft diameter the position of display part is regulated freely according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in drawings, by following detailed description to preferred forms of the present invention, above-mentioned and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will become clear.
Fig. 1 illustrates the stereographic map of the open mode of electronic equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the stereographic map that the closed condition of electronic equipment shown in Figure 1 is shown;
Fig. 3 is the side view of electronic equipment shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 is the view that the multi-joint coupling mechanism of electronic equipment shown in Figure 2 is shown;
Fig. 5 is the zoomed-in view of multi-joint coupling mechanism shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 6 is the zoomed-in view of the gear mechanism of multi-joint coupling mechanism;
Fig. 7 is the view that is used to illustrate the action of multi-joint coupling mechanism when open the display part and close;
Fig. 8 is the zoomed-in view of link gear of multi-joint coupling mechanism of the electronic equipment of second embodiment;
Fig. 9 is the stereographic map of the electronic equipment of the 3rd embodiment;
Figure 10 is the stereographic map of closed condition that the electronic equipment of the 4th embodiment is shown;
Figure 11 is the stereographic map of open mode that the electronic equipment of the 5th embodiment is shown;
Figure 12 is the view of example that the display screen of the electronic equipment among Figure 11 is shown;
Figure 13 is the view of another example that the display screen of the electronic equipment among Figure 11 is shown;
Figure 14 is the view of another example that the display screen of the electronic equipment among Figure 11 is shown;
Figure 15 is the view of another example that the display screen of the electronic equipment among Figure 11 is shown;
Figure 16 is the view of another example that the display screen of the electronic equipment among Figure 11 is shown;
Figure 17 is the stereographic map of closed condition of the electronic equipment of the 6th embodiment;
Figure 18 is the stereographic map that the open mode of the electronic equipment among Figure 17 is shown;
Figure 19 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown;
Figure 20 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown;
Figure 21 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown;
Figure 22 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown;
Figure 23 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown;
Figure 24 is the view of example that the display screen of electronic equipment shown in Figure 180 is shown; And
Figure 25 is the stereographic map of open mode that the electronic equipment of the 7th embodiment is shown.
Below, embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(structure of electronic equipment)
Fig. 1 is the stereographic map that illustrates according to the open mode of electronic equipment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the stereographic map that the closed condition of electronic equipment is shown.
As shown in the figure, the electronic equipment 1 multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 that comprises display part 2, main part 3 and be used for display part 2 and main part 3 are connect each other.Main part 3 comprises the framing component 5 that links to multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.Display part 2 via multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 with respect to main part 3 can open/can close (collapsible).
Display part 2 comprises: have the display of the display screen 6 such as LCD (LCD), and the housing 7 that is used to hold display.Display is connected to the system board of main part 3 via flexible board 8.Housing 7 for example has the size of long 180mm, wide 260mm.The thickness of display part 2 for example is 3mm.Utilization is positioned near the screw 9 of display part 2 two ends on the Width (Y direction shown in Figure 1) housing 7 of display part 2 is screwed to multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.
Main part 3 comprises system board, CD drive, hard disk drive, cooling fan (not shown), is used to hold the housing 10 and the keyboard unit 11 of those on-board components.
System board is equipped with the various electronic units such as CPU (CPU (central processing unit)), primary memory, chipset and various Drive and Control Circuit.CD drive is connected to the bonder terminal of system board, and to carrying out the read and write of information from the CD such as CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc of CD drive dismounting.Hard disk drive is connected to the bonder terminal of system board, and carry out to comprising the read and write of information of hard disk.Cooling fan cools off CPU or other electro-heat equipments that is installed on the system board.
Housing 10 for example has at Width (Y direction shown in Figure 1) goes up the length of 260mm and the length that goes up 180mm at depth direction (Fig. 1 show directions X).Housing 10 is included in the sidewall 12 that has predetermined thickness on the thickness direction (Z direction shown in Figure 1) of main part 3.Power supply terminal 13, outside out connector 14, a plurality of USB (USB (universal serial bus)) connector 15, microphone input terminal 16 and the earphone lead-out terminal 17 etc. of showing are arranged at sidewall 12.For example, outside out connector 14, USB connector 15, microphone input terminal 16 and the earphone lead-out terminal 17 of showing is provided with adjacent to each other, and power supply terminal 13 is arranged on the end of the rear surface that is positioned at main part 3 on directions X one side of sidewall 12.Although not shown, the sidewall relative with sidewall 12 also is provided with a plurality of interfaces.
Framing component 5 is to be used for member that main part 3 and multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 are connect each other, and is arranged at sidewall 12 etc., makes framing component 5 center on the sidewall 12 of main part 3.Framing component 5 has the profile corresponding with display part 2 in the plane.The thickness of framing component 5 (thickness on Z direction shown in Figure 1) for example is 5mm.
Framing component 5 comprises main part side joining part 5A and U-shaped frame part 5B, main part side joining part 5A is arranged on the rear surface side-lower of main part 3, and U-shaped frame part 5B is provided with along three sidewalls except the rear surface 12 of main part 3.
Main part side joining part 5A has the size corresponding with the width dimensions of main part 3, and is arranged on the whole Width (Y direction shown in Figure 1) of main part 3.For example, utilize screw etc. that main part side joining part 5A is linked to multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.The basal surface that main part side joining part 5A is set to leave main part 3 reaches preset distance.Should be noted that and to be set to contact by main part side joining part 5A with the basal surface of main part 3.On depth direction (directions X), the position of main part side joining part 5A is arranged on roughly the same place, position with the rear surface of main part 3, but this position is not limited to this.
U-shaped frame part 5B is fixed to the sidewall 12 of main part 3.Particularly, U-shaped frame part 5B is arranged on upper surface one side on the thickness direction that is positioned at sidewall 12 (Z direction) of main part 3.A part of upper surface of frame part 5B roughly is arranged in the plane identical with the upper surface of keyboard unit 11 (XP plane).U-shaped frame part 5B comprises sweep 18, and sweep 18 is crooked glossily from basal surface one side direction upper surface one side (from upper surface one side direction basal surface one side) of main part 3 in the position near multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 under the situation of avoiding power supply terminal 13.
When display part 2 was closed with respect to main part 3, the curved shape of the curved shape of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 and sweep 18 constituted the smooth curved shape.As shown in Figure 2, the end that is positioned at rear surface one side of main part 3 is bent part 18 and 4 coverings of multi-joint coupling mechanism.
Should be appreciated that the thickness of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 for example is about 30mm under the state that folds with respect to main part 3 in display part 2 shown in Figure 2, but its thickness is not limited to this.
Fig. 3 is the side view of electronic equipment 1 shown in Figure 1.
Display part 2 can be opened with respect to main part 3 and is in predetermined angular.Predetermined angular for example is in the scope of 0 to 150 degree.The main part side joining part 5A of framing component 5 locates to be arranged on the layout surface S at a position " a ", and the front end of the basal surface of main part 3 is arranged on the layout surface S at a position " b ".In the case, the upper surface of the keyboard unit 11 of main part 3 (input surface) is because sweep 18 and the angle of inclination run-off the straight that is easy to import with the user.
When opened with respect to main part 3 display part 2, the curved shape of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 and sweep 18 constituted the smooth curved shape.
(structure of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4)
Fig. 4 is the view that the multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 of electronic equipment 1 shown in Figure 2 is shown.Fig. 5 is the zoomed-in view of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 shown in Figure 2.Fig. 6 is the zoomed-in view as the gear mechanism of the link gear of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.
As shown in Figure 4, multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 comprise the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism that arranges away from each other and and rotating shaft coaxially be arranged in a plurality of hollow coupling compoonent 4B between the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism.Because the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism has same structure, thus one among as shown in Figure 5 the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism will be described, and save structrual description to another person.
As shown in Figure 5, multi-joint coupling mechanism 4A comprises the joint cover 21 to 28 that connects each other in rotating mode in pairs.
Utilize screw 30 that joint cover 21 is screwed to main part side joining part 5A.Joint cover 21 has rotating shaft X1.The shaft diameter of the X1 around the shaft of joint cover 21 is shaft diameter R1 shown in Figure 6.Shaft diameter R1 for example is 3mm to 5mm.
Joint cover 22 has rotating shaft X1 and X2 at its place, both ends.The shaft diameter of the X1 around the shaft of joint cover 22 is shaft diameter R1 shown in Figure 6, and the shaft diameter of the X2 around the shaft of joint cover 22 is shaft diameter R2.As shown in Figure 6, vertical upwardly extending a pair of side surface 22A and the 22B chamfering at joint cover 22 (is respectively R5.0cm, R3.0cm).Joint cover 22 has the shape identical with joint cover 23 to 27.Under the rotating shaft X1 of joint cover 21 situation consistent with the rotating shaft X1 of joint cover 22, joint cover 22 is inboard overlapping with joint cover 21.Via a pair of ring 31 that is arranged on the joint cover 21 and joint cover 22 outsides, joint cover 21 connects by coupling pin 32 each other rotationally with joint cover 22.
Joint cover 23 has rotating shaft X2 and X3 at its place, both ends.Under the rotating shaft X2 of joint cover 22 situation consistent with the rotating shaft X2 of joint cover 23, joint cover 23 is overlapping with the outside of joint cover 22.Via a pair of ring 33 that is arranged on the joint cover 22 and joint cover 23 outsides, joint cover 22 connects in rotating mode by coupling pin 34 each other with joint cover 23.Joint cover 24 to 28 also connects in rotating mode in an identical manner.As mentioned above, joint cover 21,23,25 and 27 link to joint cover 22,24, and 26 and 28, thus be positioned at joint cover 22,24,26 and 28 the outside.In other words, in multi-joint coupling mechanism 4A, joint cover 21 to 28 connects in the sawtooth mode, is arranged as two rows thus.Joint cover 21,23,25 and 27 among first row is disposed in the outside of the Width of main part 3, and the joint cover 22,24,26 and 28 among second row is disposed in the inboard of the Width of main part 3.Should be noted that and described the example that is provided with ring 31,33 and 35, but, also above-mentioned ring can be set as suitable.
Each hollow coupling compoonent 4B all is formed with the opening that is used to make flexible board 8 insertions.Flexible board 8 is inserted among the hollow coupling compoonent 4B, makes from outside protection flexible board 8, and can not observe.
(link gear)
Multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 comprises the link gear that is used to make joint cover 21 to 28 interlocks.
As shown in Figure 6, joint cover 21 comprises along its rotation direction and is positioned at a plurality of teeth 41 on the outer surface that a plurality of teeth 41 are stretched to joint cover 23 1 pleurapophysis.The equal chamfering of outside surface 41A (R0.7cm) of each tooth 41.Joint cover 23 comprise along its rotation direction be positioned on the outer surface, with the tooth 42 of tooth 41 engagement of joint cover 21.In other words, joint cover 21 and 23 adjacent one another are has outer surface in rotational direction respectively in same row (outboard row on the Width of main part 3), and this outer surface is formed with the tooth 41 and 42 that is engaged with each other.
Similarly, as shown in Figure 5, the tooth 43 of joint cover 22 is engaged with each other with the tooth 44 of joint cover 24.The tooth 45 of joint cover 23 is engaged with each other with the tooth 46 of joint cover 25.The tooth 47 of joint cover 24 is engaged with each other with the tooth 48 of joint cover 26.The tooth 49 of joint cover 25 is engaged with each other with the tooth 50 of joint cover 27.The tooth (not shown) of joint cover 26 and the tooth 51 of joint cover 28 are engaged with each other.These gears 41 to 51 play link gear, and make joint cover 21 to joint cover 28 interlocks.
By to encircle 31 and joint cover 21 and 22 between contact area or the coupling pin 32 (also is like this for other joining parts) regulated of contact pressure, the torque that can guarantee to be used to keep the desired locations of display part 2.Particularly, regulate torque according to the weight of display part 2.For example, when the weight of display part 2 was about 300g, torque was adjusted to and is about 30Nmm.Should be noted that and to change torque suitably.In addition, can regulate corner according to the shape of tooth 41 or tooth 43.For example, in the tooth 41 that is provided with predetermined pitch shown in Figure 6, the height (tooth depth) by making the tooth 41 that is positioned at two ends can keep the desired locations of display part 2 greater than the height of other teeth 41.
Fig. 7 is the view that is used to illustrate the action of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 when display part 2 is opened and closed.
For example, when joint cover 22 when X1 has rotated rotational angle theta 1 in the counterclockwise direction around the shaft with respect to joint cover 21, tooth 41 is engaged with each other with tooth 42, and is associated with above-mentioned engagement, joint cover 23 with respect to joint cover 22 around the shaft X2 rotated rotational angle theta 2 in the counterclockwise direction.Be associated with above-mentioned rotation, tooth 43 is engaged with each other with tooth 44, and joint cover 24 with respect to joint cover 23 around the shaft X3 rotated rotational angle theta 3.Similarly, be associated with above-mentioned rotation, joint cover 25 with respect to joint cover 24 around the shaft X4 rotated rotational angle theta 4.Be associated with above-mentioned rotation, joint cover 26 has rotated rotational angle theta 5 with respect to joint cover 25, and joint cover 27 has rotated rotational angle theta 6 with respect to joint cover 26, and joint cover 28 has rotated rotational angle theta 7 with respect to joint cover 27.In the case, rotational angle theta 1, θ 2, θ 3, θ 4, θ 5, θ 6 and θ 7 are roughly the same.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, main part 3 connects via multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 (it comprises the joint cover 21 to 28 that connects in rotating mode with being one another in series) each other with display part 2, and the tooth 41 to 51 that is provided for making the rotation of joint cover 21 to 28 to link to joint cover 21 to 28.Therefore, can will keep display part 2 to be dispersed in the joining part of joint cover 21 to 28, and can freely regulate the position of display part 2 with less shaft diameter R1 with respect to the required torque in main part 3 positions.
Joint cover 21 with shaft diameter littler than the shaft diameter of prior art pivot is coupled to main part side joining part 5A.Therefore, can reduce to link to the thickness of the main part side joining part 5A of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.In addition, because need not joining part is arranged on rear surface one side of main part 3, so can reduce the thickness (thickness on Z direction shown in Figure 1) of main part 3, that is, what can make main part 3 becomes thinner in axial zone.
Because multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 comprises a plurality of rotating shaft X1 and X2 etc., so can wait the impulsive force of disperseing to act on the electronic equipment 1 when electronic equipment 1 falls by a plurality of rotating shaft X1 and X2.Therefore, can improve the impact resistance of electronic equipment 1.Particularly, because the part of rear surface one side of main part 3 is covered by multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 as shown in Figure 2, so can protect the part of rear surface one side of main part 3 reliably by multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.In addition, because flexible board 8 is according to the opening/closing of display part 2 and crooked lenitively at a plurality of rotating shaft X1 and X2 place, so can prevent that flexible board 8 is subjected to bigger load at the place, part and causes damage.
As shown in Figure 4, the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism is set to according to the interval of the width of main part side joining part 5A away from each other, and a plurality of hollow coupling compoonent 4B and rotating shaft coaxially are arranged between the one-to-many articulation 4A of mechanism.Therefore, multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 can form snake belly shape, can make the appearance design of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 characteristic thus.
As shown in Figure 1, framing component 5 comprises sweep 18, and sweep 18 is crooked glossily from basal surface one side direction upper surface one side of main part 3 in the position near multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.Therefore, when display part 2 was opened and closed as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the sidewall of the sidewall of display part 2 and framing component 5 continued glossily via sweep 18 and multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.Thus, can further improve appearance design to the side surface of electronic equipment 1.Because the thickness of the thickness of framing component 5 (thickness on the Z direction), multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 and the thickness of display part 2 are roughly the same, and framing component 5, multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 and display part 2 are provided so that its side surface continuity, so as if the user can feel not have joining part, can improve appearance design thus.
As shown in Figure 3, power supply terminal 13 for example can be arranged on the side surface of main part 3 by rear surface one side.Therefore, can observe the position of power supply terminal 13 easily, can easily the power lead (not shown) be connected to power supply terminal 13 thus.
Electronic equipment according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.Should be appreciated that in second embodiment and subsequent embodiment, represent the parts identical, and save description, and will mainly describe difference it with first embodiment by identical Reference numeral.
Fig. 8 is the zoomed-in view of link gear of multi-joint coupling mechanism of the electronic equipment of second embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the difference of the electronic equipment 100 and first embodiment is that electronic equipment 100 comprises that multi-joint coupling mechanism 60 with cam is to substitute the multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 that comprises tooth 41 etc.
As mentioned above, the joint cover 61 to 68 of multi-joint coupling mechanism 60 connects each other in rotating mode.Multi-joint coupling mechanism 60 comprises cam mechanism, is used to make joint cover 61 to 68 interlocks.
Joint cover 61 comprises the cam of stretching to joint cover 63 pleurapophysis 71.Joint cover 63 comprises pair of cams 72, and pair of cams 72 is engaged to the cam 71 of joint cover 61.Similarly, the cam (not shown) of the cam (not shown) of joint cover 62 and joint cover 64 is fitted to each other.The cam 73 of joint cover 63 is fitted to each other with the pair of cams 74 of joint cover 65.The cam (not shown) of joint cover 64 and the cam (not shown) of joint cover 66 are fitted to each other.The cam 75 of joint cover 65 is fitted to each other with the pair of cams 76 of joint cover 67.The cam (not shown) of joint cover 66 and the cam (not shown) of joint cover 68 are fitted to each other.These cams 71 to 76 make joint cover 61 to 68 interlocks.
By to encircle 31 and joint cover 61 and 62 between contact area or the coupling pin 32 (also is like this for other joining parts) regulated of contact pressure, the torque that can guarantee to be used to keep the desired locations of display part 2.Should be noted that and to regulate corner according to the shape of cam 71 and cam 72 etc.For example, be higher than other cams 71, can keep the desired locations of display part 2 by the height that makes pair of cams shown in Figure 8 72.
In addition, described the semicircular example that is shaped as of cam 71 grades, but shape is not limited to this.As suitable, can be ellipse etc. with alteration of form.
Fig. 9 is the stereographic map of the electronic equipment of the 3rd embodiment.
Electronic equipment 120 is that with the difference of above-mentioned first embodiment flexible board 8 is disposed in different positions.In other words, the multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 ' of electronic equipment 120 comprises and is not inserted among the hollow coupling compoonent 4B ' but is disposed in flexible board 8 ' on the inside surface of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 '.Flexible board 8 ' is drawn along the direction of joint cover connect in series.A plurality of flexible boards 8 ' are set, and flexible board 8 ' is separated from one another on the Width of main part 3.
According to said structure, can under the situation of the manufacturing cost that suppresses multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 ', flexible board 8 ' be set easily, can reduce manufacturing time thus, reduce cost thus.
Figure 10 is the stereographic map of closed condition that the electronic equipment of the 4th embodiment is shown.
Electronic equipment 200 is that with the difference of above-mentioned first embodiment electronic equipment 200 comprises main part 3 ', and its upper surface tegmentum part 210 covers, and cover 210 comprises the main part side joining part 210A that is used to connect multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.
The entire upper surface of cover 210 main body covered parts 3 ' comprises curvature portion 201, and stretches out from the sidewall 12 of main part 3 '.The flat shape of cover 210 and display part 2 roughly the same.Curvature portion 201 is from the basal surface one side direction upper surface one side smooth curved of main part 3 '.Utilize screw etc. will be arranged on the main part side joining part 210A and 4 connections of multi-joint coupling mechanism at place, end of the rear surface that is positioned at main part 3 ' one side of cover 210 as mentioned above.Power supply terminal 13 is being arranged on the sidewall 12 below the cover 210.
As shown in figure 10, under the situation of closing with respect to main part 3 ' in display part 2, except curvature portion 201 and main part side joining part 210A, cover 210 comes in contact and overlaps with display part 2.Utilize curvature portion 201, multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 and a part of display part 2, form hollow region K in the position corresponding with the position of the pivot of prior art.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, form hollow region K in display part 2 as shown in figure 10 under with respect to main part 3 ' closing state, can construct following joining part thus: this joining part uses the multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 with shaft diameter littler than the diameter of the pivot that is used to connect main part and display part in the prior art, and very outstanding at the outward appearance design aspect.
Figure 11 is the stereographic map of open mode that the electronic equipment of the 5th embodiment is shown.
The electronic equipment 300 of present embodiment is that with the difference of above-mentioned the 4th embodiment display screen 6 ' is arranged in zones of different.In other words, electronic equipment 300 comprises flexible display 310, and it begins to be arranged on the entire upper surface of cover 210 from display part 2.
As sheet flexible display 310, for example use to have flexible thin display panel.Display screen 6 ' be arranged in the whole viewing area A corresponding with display part 2 and with the corresponding whole viewing area B of main part 3 ' on.Display screen 6 ' has wide 260mm (Y direction shown in Figure 11), the size of long (length of 180 * 2mm+ multi-joint coupling mechanism 4) mm (directions X shown in Figure 11).
Figure 12 is the view of example that the display screen 6 ' of electronic equipment 300 shown in Figure 11 is shown.
Status bar 330 grades are presented at the top of display screen 6 ', and image and dynamic image etc. then is presented at other zones of display screen 6 '.According to said structure, can use the electronic equipment 300 of electronic equipment 300 as the following stated: comprise the display screen 6 ' that vertical direction is long, and display image etc. on the whole zone of the display screen 6 ' of and broad long at vertical direction in the amplification mode.
Figure 13 is the view of another example that the display screen 6 ' of electronic equipment 300 shown in Figure 11 is shown.
Except the status bar 330 at display screen 6 ' top, also in the B of viewing area, show touch pad 332.Touch pad 332 have with prior art in the similar function of touch pad of above-knee PC.According to said structure, the user can utilize touch pad 332 to realize input operation when needs carry out input operation.
Figure 14 is the view of another example that the display screen 6 ' of electronic equipment 300 shown in Figure 11 is shown.
Status bar 330 grades are presented at the central authorities (connecing between viewing area A and the viewing area B boundary region) of display screen 6 ', and show touch pad 332 and key input section 333 in the B of viewing area.Key input section 333 has and function like the keyboard type of the prior art.Therefore, when needs carried out the key input operation, the user can utilize key input section 333 to realize input operation.
Figure 15 is the view of another example that the display screen 6 ' of electronic equipment 300 shown in Figure 11 is shown.
Status bar 330 grades are presented at the end of a side of display screen 6 ', and image etc. are presented in other zones of display screen 6 '.According to said structure, can use electronic equipment 300 as comprising the electronic equipment 300 of horizontal direction than the display screen 6 ' of long and broad.
Figure 16 is the view of another example that the display screen 6 ' of electronic equipment 300 shown in Figure 11 is shown.
Except 330 grades of the status bar shown in Figure 15, for example also in a part of viewing area A and B, show round key or square key 340.Round key or square key 340 are used to select or definite literal or symbol etc.According to said structure, can when being presented at image on the display screen 6 ' etc., observation utilize the key 340 that is presented on the display screen 6 ' to realize input operations.
Figure 17 is the stereographic map of closed condition that the electronic equipment of the 6th embodiment is shown, and Figure 18 is the stereographic map that the open mode of electronic equipment shown in Figure 17 is shown.
Present embodiment is the example that the present invention is applied to mobile phone.Electronic equipment 400 according to present embodiment of the present invention comprises multi-joint coupling mechanism 401, and it has the structure identical with above-mentioned multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.Wait with above-mentioned first embodiment and to compare, except the shaft diameter of the connection negligible amounts of the joint cover of connect in series and joint cover reduces, construct multi-joint coupling mechanism 401 similarly with multi-joint coupling mechanism 4.As shown in figure 18, electronic equipment 400 comprises display 410, and it is arranged on from display part 402 1 sides and extends on the whole zone of main part 403 1 sides.Display 410 comprises display screen 406, display image etc. on it.For example use and have flexible thin display panel as display 410.
According to said structure, even in the electronic equipment such as cell phone 400, also can utilize the multi-joint coupling mechanism 401 of joint cover that display part 402 and main part 403 are connect each other with less shaft diameter.In addition, the joint cover with less shaft diameter can be connect and is fixed to thin main part 403, near the thinning of realization body part 403 axle thus.In addition, can show large-size or relatively large information by display screen 406.
Figure 19 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Information 420 grades are presented at the top of display screen 406, and image and dynamic image etc. then is presented in other zones of display screen 406.According to said structure, can use electronic equipment 400 as the electronic equipment 400 that comprises the longer display screen 406 of vertical direction, and on the whole zone of the display screen 406 of and broad long at vertical direction with amplification mode or display image etc. in large quantities.
Figure 20 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Information 420 grades on the top of display screen 406, also in the D of viewing area, show enter key 430.Enter key 430 has the similar function of cellular enter key with prior art.According to said structure, the user can utilize enter key 430 to realize input operation when needs carry out input operation.
Figure 21 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Information 420 grades on display screen 406 tops, also in the D of viewing area, show enter key 440.Enter key 440 have with prior art in the cellular similar function of enter key that is used for input digit or literal etc.According to said structure, the user for example can utilize enter key 440 to realize input operation when needs input digit or literal.
Figure 22 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Information 420 grades on display screen 406 tops, also in the D of viewing area, show and select/determine enter key 450 etc.Select/determine enter key 450 have with prior art in cellularly be used to select or the selection of definite numeral or literal etc./determine the similar function of enter key.According to said structure, the user for example can select or utilizes during the input operation of definite literal or numeral and select/determine enter key 450 to realize input operation at needs.
Figure 23 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Information 460 grades are presented at the end of a side of display screen 406, and image etc. are presented in other zones of display screen 406.According to said structure, can use electronic equipment 400 as comprising the electronic equipment 400 of horizontal direction than long and broad display screen 406.
Figure 24 is the view of example that the display screen 406 of electronic equipment 400 shown in Figure 180 is shown.
Except Information 460 grades, for example also on display screen 406, show circle or square key 470.Circle or square key 470 have with prior art in cellularly be used to select or the selection of definite numeral or literal etc./determine the similar function of enter key.According to said structure, can be when observation be presented at image on the display screen 406 etc., utilize the key 470 that is presented on the display screen 406 to realize selecting or the input operation of definite literal or numeral.
Present embodiment is the example that the present invention is applied to collapsible ultra-thin television.Electronic equipment 500 comprises the main part 501 that can receive the content-data such as program, shows the display part 502 of the content-data that is received by main part 501 and the multi-joint coupling mechanism 503 that main part 501 and display part 502 are connect each other on it.Multi-joint coupling mechanism 503 has and the identical structure of multi-joint coupling mechanism 4 in the foregoing description.Display part 502 comprises the display screen 505 that is positioned at the surperficial relative side of agent-oriention part 501 when electronic equipment 500 is folding.Main part 501 comprises upper surface, and under the state of opening with respect to main part 501 in display part 502, this upper surface has the curved shape that the curved shape with the side surface of multi-joint coupling mechanism 503 continues glossily.
According to said structure, because the curved shape of the upper surface of multi-joint coupling mechanism 503 and main part 501 is very noticeable when the user observes the content be presented on the display screen 505, so can improve the appearance design of electronic equipment 500.
The application comprises the relevant theme of disclosed theme among the patented claim JP 2009-062753 formerly with the Japan that is submitted to Jap.P. office on March 16th, 2009, now by reference its full content is comprised in this manual.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that according to design needs and other factors, in the scope and equivalency range thereof of claims, can carry out various modifications, combination, sub-portfolio and replacement.
The display part, it comprises display screen;
Main part, it links to described display part;
The multi-joint coupling mechanism, it comprises a plurality of coupling compoonents at each place, end, each all has rotating shaft described a plurality of coupling compoonent, and around the described rotating shaft connection that is one another in series rotationally, the other end that described a plurality of coupling compoonents of connect in series have an end that links to described main part one side and link to described display part one side; And
Link gear, it links the rotation of the described a plurality of coupling compoonents in the described multi-joint coupling mechanism each other.
Wherein, construct described multi-joint coupling mechanism by being arranged as two rows with described a plurality of coupling compoonents that the sawtooth mode connects, and
Wherein, adjacent described coupling compoonent comprises peripheral surface in rotational direction and is positioned at mating part on the described peripheral surface in each described row, makes described mating part be fitted to each other.
Wherein, described mating part has toothing.
4. electronic equipment according to claim 3,
Wherein, described multi-joint coupling mechanism is set to be formed on the Width of described main part away from each other a pair of.
5. electronic equipment according to claim 4 also comprises
A plurality of second coupling compoonents, itself and the coaxial setting of described rotating shaft that constitutes described a pair of described multi-joint coupling mechanism, and described one-to-many articulation mechanism connect each other.
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