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KR20170058081A - Eletronic device with magnet-connected - Google Patents
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KR20170058081A
KR20170058081A KR1020150161844A KR20150161844A KR20170058081A KR 20170058081 A KR20170058081 A KR 20170058081A KR 1020150161844 A KR1020150161844 A KR 1020150161844A KR 20150161844 A KR20150161844 A KR 20150161844A KR 20170058081 A KR20170058081 A KR 20170058081A
KR1020150161844A
2015-11-18 Application filed by 삼성전자주식회사, (주)대한특수금속 filed Critical 삼성전자주식회사
2015-11-18 Priority to KR1020150161844A priority Critical patent/KR20170058081A/en
2017-05-26 Publication of KR20170058081A publication Critical patent/KR20170058081A/en
The present invention provides a device connected with a magnet, including a connection member connected with a magnet, wherein the connection member is provided in a connecting part, so as to be connected with another device by using a magnetic force of the connection member. According to various embodiments of the present invention, the device comprises: a first housing part; a first connection member included in the first housing part; a second housing part; and a second connection member included in the second housing part. At least one of the first and second connection members includes a magnetic body or a material attracted by a magnetic force, a part adjacent to the first or second connection member among the first the second connection members, and the first and second housing parts includes a first flat region and a second region extended to be bent in at least one direction from the first region. The first and second housing parts are coupled by the magnetic force of the first and second connection members.
[0001] ELETRONIC DEVICE WITH MAGNET-CONNECTED [0002]
Various embodiments of the invention relate to a magnetically coupled device.
The conventional electronic device is divided into first and second main bodies, and a coupling protrusion is protruded on one surface of the first main body and a coupling groove in which a coupling protrusion of the first main body is inserted is formed on one surface of the second main body. The hinge is inserted into the fastening hole formed in the coupling protrusion and the coupling groove, and the first body and the second body can be connected to each other in a foldable state about the hinge.
In the case of connecting the first main body and the second main body, there is an insertion type structure in which a connection terminal for electrical conduction is exposed to the outside in a concave insertion groove. In the case of the connection cable, And the like.
The physical contact between the insertion groove and the connector is loosened due to mutual repetitive contact and separation, resulting in poor contact of the connection terminal, or damage or breakage such as bending or bending of the connection terminal of the insertion groove in the separation direction Lt; / RTI &gt;
Various embodiments of the present invention can provide an apparatus that is coupled with surface contact by magnetic force without insertion.
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus, comprising: a first housing part; A first connecting member included in the first housing portion; A second housing portion; And at least one of the first and second connection members includes a material attracted by a magnetic substance or a magnetic force, and the first or second connection member, and the second connection member, Wherein a portion of the first or second housing portion adjacent to the first or second connecting member includes a flat first region and a second region extended to be bent in at least one direction from the first region, The first and second housing parts may be configured to be coupled to each other through the coupling by the magnetic force of the first and second connecting members.
In the various embodiments of the present invention, a connecting member that is connected to a coupling portion of each device by a magnet is formed, and each coupling member is capable of coupling between devices using magnetic force.
The various embodiments of the present invention can make simple coupling and separation possible, and can improve the appearance esthetic feeling.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a diagram of an electronic device in which first and second housing portions are magnetically coupled in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which the first and second housing parts are separated from each other according to various embodiments of the present invention.
3A is a perspective view showing an unfolded state of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 3B is a partial side view illustrating the unfolded state of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a partial side view showing a folding state of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5A is a perspective view illustrating folding states of first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5B is a partial side view illustrating folding states of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a first connecting member employed in a first housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention.
7 is a plan view showing a configuration of a first connecting member employed in a first housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a second connecting member employed in a second housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a plan view showing an arrangement of first and second magnetically coupled connecting members according to various embodiments of the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing four first connecting members mounted on a shaft according to various embodiments of the present invention.
11 is a side view showing a gap between a shaft and a first metal body according to various embodiments of the present invention.
12A is a plan view showing a first connecting member employed in a first housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention.
12B is a plan view showing first and second connection members magnetically coupled according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 13 is a view of an unfolded device in which first and second housing portions are magnetically coupled according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a configuration of an apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a view of an apparatus in which first and second housing portions are magnetically coupled according to various embodiments of the present invention. 2 is a view showing a state in which the first and second housing parts are separated from each other according to various embodiments of the present invention.
1 and 2, a housing part according to various embodiments includes a first housing part 10, a second housing part 20, and a first housing part 10, And a pair of connecting members (11, 21). The connecting member to be mounted on the first housing part 10 may be referred to as a first connecting member 11 and the connecting member to be mounted on the second housing part 20 may be referred to as a second connecting member 21 have. As will be described later, the first and second housing parts 10 and 20 can be coupled to each other by a magnetic force coupling between the first and second connecting members 11 and 21. The apparatus according to various embodiments can be combined with the first and second housing portions 10, 20 in a non-insertion manner. In addition, the devices according to various embodiments may be combined with the first and second housing portions 10, 20 in a face-to-face manner.
According to various embodiments, the first and second connecting members 11 and 21 may be coupled to each other by a magnetic force coupling. The magnetic force coupling may be realized by using magnetic properties of the opposite polarities or by using a magnet and a metal body .
According to various embodiments, at least one or more than one first connection member 11 may be mounted on the first engagement surface 10b of the first engagement portion of the first housing portion 10 . Four of the first linking members 11 may be disposed on the upper side and four may be disposed on the lower side, respectively. Four first connection members 11 disposed on the first coupling surface 10b may be referred to as a first upper coupling member 110 and four first coupling members 11 disposed on the lower side of the first coupling surface 10b The first connecting member 11 may be referred to as a first lower connecting member 112.
According to various embodiments, at least one or more than one second connecting member 21 may be mounted on the second fitting surface 20b of the second fitting portion of the second housing portion 20 . Four of the second linking members 21 may be disposed on the upper side and four may be disposed on the lower side, respectively. The four second connecting members disposed on the second engaging surface 20b may be referred to as a second upper connecting member 210 and the four second connecting members 210 disposed on the lower side of the second engaging surface 20b, And the member 21 may be referred to as a second lower connecting member 212.
According to various embodiments, the first upper linking member 110 and the second upper linking member 210 may be magnetically coupled, and the first lower linking member 112 and the second lower linking member 212 may be connected by magnetic coupling.
According to various embodiments, the first housing portion 10 may have a first mating surface 10b to be naturally folded or unfolded after being magnetically coupled with the second housing portion 20. [ The second housing portion 20 may have a second mating surface 20b to be naturally folded or unfolded after being magnetically coupled with the first housing portion 10. The first engagement surface 10b may have a first outer circumferential surface having a predetermined first curvature and the second engagement surface 920b may have a second outer circumferential surface having a predetermined first curvature.
Hereinafter, the folding / unfolding operation of the apparatus according to various embodiments will be described.
3A is a perspective view showing an unfolded state of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3B is a partial side view illustrating the unfolded state of the first and second housing portions according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG.
Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the apparatus according to various embodiments may be in an unfolded state. After the first and second housing parts 10 and 20 are magnetically coupled by the first and second connecting members 11 and 21, they may be horizontally disposed on a table or the like. .
4 is a partial side view of a folding state of the first and second devices according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, the folding operation of the housing part according to various embodiments can proceed flexibly according to the surface contact of the first and second coupling surfaces 10b and 20b. After the first and second housing parts 10 and 20 are magnetically coupled by the first and second connecting members 11 and 21, the second housing part 20 can be folded. The folded state of the first and second housing portions 10, 20 is shown in Figures 5A, 5B.
6 is a perspective view illustrating a first connecting member mounted on a first mating surface of a first housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention. 7 is a plan view showing a first connecting member mounted on a first mating surface of a first housing portion according to various embodiments of the present invention;
6 and 7, the first connecting member 31 according to various embodiments may include a magnet 310 and first metal bodies 311 and 312 disposed on both sides of the magnet 310, respectively. The first metal bodies 311 and 312 are mounted on the magnet 310 in a surface contact with a magnetic force. As will be described later, the first metal bodies 311 and 312 can be movably mounted on the shaft. Each of the first metal bodies 311 and 312 may be attached to both sides of the magnet 310 in a surface contact with a magnetic force. The magnet 310 includes upper and lower planes 310a and 310c (a flat first region) and an outer circumferential surface 310b between the upper and lower planes 310a and 310c (which extends in at least one direction from the first region, A second region). Each of the first metal bodies 311 and 312 also includes upper and lower planes 311a and 311c 312a and 312c (flat first region) and outer planes 311b and 312b between the upper and lower planes And a second region extending to be bent in the direction of the first region. The outer circumferential surface 310b of the magnet 310 may be a curved surface having a first curvature. The curved surfaces 311b and 312b of the first metallic bodies 311 and 312 may be curved surfaces having a first curvature. The magnet 310 and the first metal bodies 311 and 312 may have through holes for the shaft to pass therethrough. Only the through hole 312d formed in one of the first metal bodies 312 is shown.
Referring to FIG. 8, the second linking member 32 according to various embodiments may have upper and lower planes 320a and 320c and an outer circumferential surface 320b between the upper and lower planes 320a and 320c. The outer circumferential surface 320b may be a curved surface having a first curvature.
Referring to FIG. 9, the first and second connecting members 41 and 51, respectively, employed in the first and second housing portions 40 and 50 according to various embodiments of the present invention, 1,2 engagement surfaces 40a, 50a and can be magnetically coupled to each other.
According to various embodiments, the first linking members 41 may be arranged at equal intervals in parallel to form an upper first linking member. The second linking members 51 may be arranged at equal intervals so as to constitute an upper second linking member. Similarly, the first connecting members 41 may be arranged at equal intervals so as to constitute a lower first connecting member. The second linking members 51 may be arranged at equal intervals so as to constitute a lower second linking member.
According to various embodiments, the first and second connecting members 41 and 51 may perform a folding / unfolding operation in face contact while facing each other. At this time, the first connecting member 41 is provided with two first metal bodies 411 and 412 on one magnet 410, so that the second connecting member 41 can be brought into contact with the second connecting member 51.
As another example, it is preferable that the first connecting member 41 has the first metal bodies 411 and 412 arranged on both sides of the magnet 410, wherein each of the first metal bodies 411 and 412 It may have a larger area than the magnet 410 and have a slight gap with respect to the shaft (see Fig. 11).
As another example, the first metal bodies 411 and 412 may function to shield both surfaces of the magnet 410, thereby preventing the leakage magnetic force from adversely affecting the apparatus.
10 is a perspective view showing four first connecting members mounted on a shaft according to various embodiments of the present invention. 11 is a side view showing a gap between a shaft and a first metal body according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, the first connecting members 41 according to various embodiments may be mounted on the upper and lower sides of the first housing part by coupling four of the first connecting members 41 by the shaft 420 into one assembly. The one first connection member 41 may include a magnet 410 and a pair of first metal bodies 411 and 412 disposed on both sides of the magnet 410. Each of the first metal bodies 411 and 412 may be disposed on both sides of the magnet 410 in a face-to-face manner by a magnetic force.
Only the magnet 410 is fixed to the shaft 420 at equal intervals and each of the first metal bodies 411 and 412 is not fixed but can be movably mounted on the shaft 420. There may be a gap g between the outer circumferential surface of the shaft 420 and the shaft through holes 411d and 412d provided in the first metal bodies 411 and 412, respectively. That is, the outer diameter of the through holes 411d and 412d may be larger than the outer diameter of the shaft 420, so that the first metal bodies 411 and 412 may have a moving space. The reason why the first metal bodies 411 and 412 are movably arranged without being fixed to the shaft 420 is to quickly and stably connect to the metal body of the second connecting member. Each of the first metal bodies 411 and 412 is connected to the magnet 410 so that magnetic forces are concentrated on the ends of the first metal bodies 411 and 412, Any one metal body can be quickly and stably magnetically coupled.
The first linking member 41 may be assembled to one of the four shafts 420 to form an upper first linking member.
12A is a plan view showing a first connecting member employed in a first apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.
12A, the first connecting member 61 according to various embodiments includes a magnet 610 and a pair of first metal bodies 611 and 612 disposed on both sides of the magnet 610, respectively . At this time, the magnet 610 may be slightly smaller than the first metal bodies 611 and 612. In other words, the magnet 610 may be arranged in a stepped portion 615 as compared with the first metal bodies 611 and 612 in the appearance of the first connection member.
12B, when the first connecting member 61 is magnetically coupled with the second connecting member 62, a gap is formed between the outer surface of the magnet 610 and the outer surface of the metal body 620 of the second connecting member Can exist. Since the first and second connecting members 61 and 62 are always exposed to the outside, foreign matter may be present at all times. The connection of the first and second connection members 61 and 62 may not be convenient due to the foreign matter. It is possible to provide a space in which the foreign substance can escape to the gap g1 so that the magnetic coupling between the first and second connection members 61 and 62 can be more stably formed.
Referring to FIG. 13, the apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a first housing part 70 and a second housing part 72 for holding the first and second connecting members 71 and 73 Holding devices 74 and 75 may be provided. The holding devices 74 and 75 may be implemented using the polarity of the magnet. The holding devices 74 and 75 for holding the engagement positions of the first and second housing parts 70 and 72 include at least one first magnet 74 disposed in the first housing part 70, And at least one second magnet 75 disposed in the housing portion 72. The first magnet 74 has a first polarity, and a plurality of first magnets 74 may be disposed along the first coupling surface of the first housing portion 70. One of the first magnets 74 may be disposed between the first connecting members 71. The second magnet 75 may have a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, and a plurality of second magnets 75 may be disposed along the second coupling surface of the second housing portion 72. The second magnet 75 may be disposed between the second linking members 73. Each of the first and second magnets 74 and 75 may be disposed at a corresponding position within a certain distance. When the first and second magnets 74 and 75 are magnetically coupled to each other, the first and second connection members are magnetically coupled with each other with an accurate position, thereby preventing the reverse contact.
A first connecting member included in the first housing portion;
And a second connecting member included in the second housing portion,
Wherein at least one of the first and second connection members includes a magnetic substance or a material attracted by a magnetic force,
Wherein the first or second connecting member and a portion of the first or second housing portion adjacent to the first or second connecting member are formed to have a flat first region and a second region extending from the first region in at least one direction An extended second region,
Wherein the first and second housing portions are capable of engaging with each other through a coupling by the magnetic forces of the first and second connecting members.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling between the first and second coupling members is non-insertion-type.
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the coupling between the first and second coupling members is face-to-face contact.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first connecting member comprises a magnet, and the second connecting member comprises a metal.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second connecting members are magnetically coupled to each other to connect the first and second housing parts together to form a folding / unfolding operation.
2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first engagement portion of the first housing portion is formed with a first engagement surface having a first curvature, and the second engagement portion of the second housing portion has a second engagement surface having a second curvature, .
7. The connector according to claim 6, wherein the third engaging portion of the first connecting member is formed with a third engaging surface having the first curvature, and the fourth engaging portion of the second connecting member is engaged with the fourth engaging portion having the first curvature Wherein the coupling surface is formed.
The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and third coupling surfaces are arranged so as to have substantially the same coupling surface condition, and the second and fourth coupling surfaces are arranged to have substantially the same coupling surface condition.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting member
And a first metal body each formed on one side or both sides of the magnet.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first connecting member comprises at least four or more portions disposed at equal intervals from each other, and is disposed at the top and bottom of the first mating surface of the first housing portion, respectively.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second connecting member comprises a second metallic body.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second connecting members are spaced apart from each other by four, and a pair is disposed on a second mating surface of the second housing portion.
6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the first connecting member
A shaft disposed in the first housing portion along the first curvature center;
A magnet mounted through the shaft; And
And first and second metal bodies mounted to penetrate the shaft and magnetically coupled to both sides of the magnet respectively.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein an inner diameter of the through hole provided in the first and second metal bodies is larger than an outer diameter of the shaft, so that the first and second metal bodies can move from the shaft.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the magnet and an outer circumferential surface of the first and second metallic bodies are not disposed in the same plane.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the outer circumferential surface of the magnet and the outer circumferential surface of the first and second metallic bodies are arranged stepwise.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a magnet holding device for holding a coupling position between the first and second housing parts when the first and second housing parts are coupled.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the holding device comprises: a first magnet disposed in a first housing portion; and a second magnet disposed in the second housing portion, the second magnet being in phase with the first magnet,
Wherein the first magnet is disposed along at least one engagement surface of the first housing portion and the second magnet is disposed along at least one engagement surface of the second housing portion.
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