Patent Description:
With the advanced technology, an entertainment apparatus is continuously evolved to provide preferred user experience. As an example of the gaming display, software and hardware of the gaming display can design several functions of high contrast, high sharpness and automatic illumination adjustment in accordance with variation of environmental illumination. However, even if the screen intensity of the gaming display can be automatically adjusted, an image efficiency of the gaming display is still affected by the environmental illumination and results in low image quality. A conventional solution may dispose a shelter above the display to block projection of external light; if the entertainment apparatus includes several displays assembled with each other, the conventional shelter has to be particularly designed to match an angle between the displays of the entertainment apparatus; the conventional shelter does not have the angle adjusting function, which means the conventional shelter is only matched with the one-type entertainment apparatus (having a specific number of the displays and a specific angle between the displays), but cannot be applied for other-type entertainment apparatus (having the different number of displays and the different angle between the displays).

Thus, design of a shelter capable of freely adjusting an assembly angle for matching with a variety of display assembly is an important issue in the mechanical design industry.

Besides, there have been patents disclosing the optical imaging lens assembly in the prior art described as followed.

Patent <CIT> discloses a handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device may have a frame, and a video screen supported within the frame. The handheld computing device may also have a shade operatively connected to the frame and adjustable to block light from the video screen.

Photodon: "Photodon's Largest & Smallest Monitor Hoods" discloses a video that the sheltering device is disposed above two monitors but does not shelter a space between the two monitors.

This in mind, the present invention aims at providing a shelter device of adjusting an assembly angle for a variety of display assembly for solving above drawbacks.

This is achieved by a shelter device according to claim <NUM>. The dependent claims pertain to corresponding further developments and improvements.

As will be seen more clearly from the detailed description following below, the claimed a shelter of adjusting an assembly angle is applied for a display screen with a first display and a second display. The shelter includes a bridging component, a first top member and a second top member. The bridging component includes a first lateral member and a second lateral member. The first lateral member is detachably connected to the first display. The second lateral member is rotatably assembled with the first lateral member and detachably connected to the second display. The first top member is disposed on an upper end of the first lateral member. The second top member is disposed on an upper end of the second lateral member, and partly overlapped with the first top member for matching relative rotation between the first lateral member and the second lateral member.

Please refer to <FIG> and <FIG>. <FIG> is a functional block diagram of a sheltering apparatus <NUM> according to an embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is an assembly diagram of the sheltering apparatus <NUM> according to the embodiment of the present invention. The sheltering apparatus <NUM> can include a display screen <NUM> and a sheltering device <NUM>. The display screen <NUM> can be multi-display assembly having several displays detachably assembled with each other. In the embodiment shown in <FIG>, the display screen <NUM> can include a first display <NUM> and a second display <NUM> assembled with each other via the sheltering device <NUM>; a number of the display is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and depends on an actual demand. The plural displays of the display screen <NUM> can be assembled in any assembly angle, and the sheltering device <NUM> can be adaptively adjusted in accordance with the assembly angle between the plural displays of the display screen <NUM>.

The sheltering device <NUM> can include a first masking component <NUM>, a second masking component <NUM> and a shelter <NUM>. The first masking component <NUM> can be disposed on a left side of the first display <NUM>, and the second masking component <NUM> can be disposed on a right side of the second display <NUM> opposite to the first display <NUM>. The first masking component <NUM> and the second masking component <NUM> may be normal shelters, and respectively include a lateral masking area <NUM> and an upper masking area <NUM>. The lateral masking area <NUM> can be disposed on a lateral side of the display screen <NUM>. The upper masking area <NUM> can be connected between the lateral masking area <NUM> and the shelter <NUM>. The shelter <NUM> can be disposed between the first display <NUM> and the second display <NUM>, and further connected with the first masking component <NUM> and the second masking component <NUM> to form the sheltering device <NUM>. The sheltering device <NUM> can completely shelter an upper side, a left side and a right side of the display screen <NUM>, no matter what assembly angle is set between the first display <NUM> and the second display <NUM>, for effectively preventing an image quality of the display screen <NUM> from being affected by environmental illumination.

Please refer to <FIG> is an assembly diagram of the sheltering apparatus <NUM>' according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, elements having the same numerals as one of the foresaid embodiment have the same structures and functions, and a detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity. The display screen <NUM> of the sheltering apparatus <NUM>' can include the first display <NUM>, the second display <NUM> and a third display <NUM>. The third display <NUM> can be set between the first display <NUM> and the second display <NUM>. Accordingly, the sheltering device <NUM> can further include the first masking component <NUM>, the second masking component <NUM>, the shelter <NUM> and a third masking component <NUM>. The third masking component <NUM> can be disposed on the third display <NUM>; therefore, the third masking component <NUM> can be a specific shelter which only has the upper masking area <NUM>.

A number of the shelter <NUM> can be varied in accordance with a display number of the display screen <NUM>. For example, in the embodiment shown in <FIG>, the shelters <NUM> can be disposed between the first display <NUM> and the third display <NUM>, and further between the second display <NUM> and the third display <NUM>, so that the sheltering apparatus <NUM>' can have two shelters <NUM>. The shelter <NUM> of the present invention can completely shelter the upper side, the left side and the right side of the display screen <NUM> to avoid the image quality of the display screen <NUM> from being affected by the environmental illumination, even if the display number of the display screen <NUM> is varied or the assembly angle between the adjacent displays of the display screen <NUM> is changed.

Please refer to <FIG>. <FIG> is a diagram of the shelter <NUM> according to the embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is a diagram of the shelter <NUM> in another view according to the embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is a diagram of the shelter <NUM> according to another embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is an assembly diagram of the shelter <NUM> and the display screen <NUM> according to the embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is a partial exploded diagram of the shelter <NUM> according to the embodiment of the present invention. <FIG> is a diagram of part of the shelter <NUM> in another view according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The shelter <NUM> can include a bridging component <NUM>, a first top member <NUM> and a second top member <NUM>. The bridging component <NUM> can be a structural component connected between two adjacent displays of the display screen <NUM>, and can include a first lateral member <NUM> and a second lateral member <NUM>. As the embodiment shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM> can be assembled with each other in a rotatable manner, and can be respectively connected to the first display <NUM> and the second display <NUM> in a detachable manner. The first top member <NUM> can be disposed on an upper end of the first lateral member <NUM>. The second top member <NUM> can be disposed on an upper end of the second lateral member <NUM>. Therefore, the first top member <NUM> and the second top member <NUM> are fixed to respective components, such as the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>, so that the first top member <NUM> can be moved close to or distant from the second top member <NUM> in response to relative rotation between the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>.

In addition, the second top member <NUM> can be a stage-type structure which includes a first region <NUM> and a second region <NUM>. The second top member <NUM> can be overlapped with the first top member <NUM> via the first region <NUM>, so as to align the second region <NUM> with the first top member <NUM>, which means the first top member <NUM> and the second top member <NUM> can be partly overlapped for matching with the relative rotation between the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>. Shapes of the first region <NUM> and the second region <NUM>, and dimensional ratio and stage difference between the first region <NUM> and the second region <NUM> are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, which depend on a design demand, and the detailed description for other possible embodiments is omitted herein for simplicity.

As shown in <FIG>, the first lateral member <NUM> can include a plurality of first engaging portions <NUM>, and the second lateral member <NUM> can include a plurality of second engaging portions <NUM>. The first engaging portion <NUM> may have a protruding structure, and the second engaging portion <NUM> may have a corresponding sunken structure; in other possible embodiments, the first engaging portion <NUM> may have the sunken structure, and the second engaging portion <NUM> may have the corresponding protruding structure. A shape, a size and connection between the protruding structure and the sunken structure can depend on the design demand. For example, the first engaging portion <NUM> may set a pin for being the protruding structure, and the second engaging portion <NUM> may set an axle hole for being the sunken structure. The pin (which means the protruding structure) can be rotatably inserted into the axle hole (which means the sunken structure) to engage the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM> in a movable manner, so that the first lateral member <NUM> can be freely rotated relative to the second lateral member <NUM>.

It should be mentioned that when the first engaging portion <NUM> is engaged with the second engaging portion <NUM>, the first engaging portion <NUM> can be spaced from the second engaging portion <NUM> in a predefined distance D; a width of the first engaging portion <NUM> can be smaller than a width of the second engaging portion <NUM>, and the first lateral member <NUM> can be rotated and shifted relative to the second lateral member <NUM>. The foresaid width can represent specific directional dimensions of the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM> in its arrangement direction (such as a direction parallel to a long side of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>). Thus, the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM> can be rotated in a first direction D1 and shifted in a second direction D2 via assembly of the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM>.

Further, as the embodiment shown in <FIG>, the first engaging portion <NUM> can have a first piercing hole <NUM>, and the second engaging portion <NUM> can have a second piercing hole <NUM>. The bridging component <NUM> can include a shaft member <NUM>. The shaft member <NUM> can pass through the first piercing hole <NUM> and the second piercing hole <NUM> to engage the first engaging portion <NUM> with the adjacent second engaging portion <NUM>. In the embodiment, the width of the first engaging portion <NUM> can be preferably smaller than the width of the second engaging portion <NUM>, so that the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM> can be rotated in the first direction D1 and shifted in the second direction D2.

As shown in <FIG>, each of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM> can have a hook portion <NUM>, and the display screen <NUM> can have an opening portion <NUM> accordingly. A structural height of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>) can be equal to a structural height of the display screen <NUM>, and thus position of the hook portion <NUM> can correspond to position of the opening portion <NUM>; when the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>) is assembled with the display screen <NUM> by hooking the hook portion <NUM> into the opening portion <NUM>, the upper side and the lower side of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>) can align with the upper side and the lower side of the display screen <NUM>, so as to prevent the shelter <NUM> from over-protruding the first display <NUM> and the second display <NUM> for preferred appearance of the sheltering apparatus <NUM>.

The hook portion <NUM> of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>) can be a downwardly stretching structure. When the hook portion <NUM> is downwardly inserted into the opening portion <NUM>, the shelter <NUM> can be stably assembled with the display screen <NUM> via a gravity of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>). If each of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM> has the opening portion and the display screen <NUM> has the related hook portion (which are not shown in the figures), the hook portion of the display screen <NUM> can be an upwardly stretching structure; therefore, when the opening portion of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>) is used to downwardly assemble with the hook portion of the display screen <NUM>, the shelter <NUM> can be stably assembled with the display screen <NUM> via the gravity of the first lateral member <NUM> (and/or the second lateral member <NUM>).

As shown in <FIG>, the first top member <NUM> and the first lateral member <NUM> (which may be replaced by the second top member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>) can respectively include a first fixing portion <NUM> and a second fixing portion <NUM>. A shape of the first fixing portion <NUM> can be a pillar structure or a L-type structure, which is disposed on an edge of the first top member <NUM> adjacent to the first lateral member <NUM> (or an edge of the second top member <NUM> adjacent to the second lateral member <NUM>). A shape of the second fixing portion <NUM> can be a one-way hole or a crooked hole, which is disposed on an edge of the first lateral member <NUM> adjacent to the first top member <NUM> (or an edge of the second lateral member <NUM> adjacent to the second top member <NUM>). One set of the first fixing portion <NUM> and the second fixing portion <NUM> can be respectively designed as the L-type structure and the crooked hole, which are used to constrain a movement of the first top member <NUM> relative to the first lateral member <NUM> (or a movement of the second top member <NUM> relative to the second lateral member <NUM>) in several directions, such as constraint in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction. The other set of the first fixing portion <NUM> and the second fixing portion <NUM> can be respectively designed as the pillar structure and the one-way hole, which are used to constrain the movement of the first top member <NUM> relative to the first lateral member <NUM> (or the movement of the second top member <NUM> relative to the second lateral member <NUM>) in one direction, such as constraint in the horizontal direction; the set of the pillar structure and the one-way hole can be auxiliary design.

As shown in <FIG>, the first lateral member <NUM> may optionally include a first light shading portion <NUM>, which is disposed on an outer surface of the first lateral member <NUM> facing toward the second lateral member <NUM>; the second lateral member <NUM> may optionally include a second light shading portion <NUM>, which is disposed on an outer surface of the second lateral member <NUM> facing toward the first lateral member <NUM>. The first lateral member <NUM> can be assembled with the second lateral member <NUM> in the rotatable and shiftable manner via connection of the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM>, and an interval may be formed between the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM> to prevent the first engaging portion <NUM> from being interfered with the second engaging portion <NUM> in rotation; therefore, the first light shading portion <NUM> and the second light shading portion <NUM> can be set on a light transmission path to block environmental illumination from outside of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>, so as to avoid the image quality of the display screen <NUM> from being affected by the environmental illumination.

For increasing light shading efficiency of the first light shading portion <NUM> and the second light shading portion <NUM>, the first light shading portion <NUM> can be preferably close to the first engaging portion <NUM>, and the height of the first light shading portion <NUM> can be equal to or smaller than the height of the first engaging portion <NUM>; the second light shading portion <NUM> can be preferably close to the second engaging portion <NUM>, and the height of the second light shading portion <NUM> can be equal to or smaller than the height of the second engaging portion <NUM>. If the height of the first light shading portion <NUM> is greater than the height of the first engaging portion <NUM> (or the height of the second light shading portion <NUM> is greater than the height of the second engaging portion <NUM>), the first lateral member <NUM> may be structurally interfered with the second lateral member <NUM> when the shelter <NUM> is folded, so that a size of the first light shading portion <NUM> should be equal to or smaller than a size of the first engaging portion <NUM> (or a size of the second light shading portion <NUM> should be equal to or smaller than a size of the second engaging portion <NUM>), and the first light shading portion <NUM> can be partly overlapped with the second light shading portion <NUM> to shelter the environmental illumination from the outside of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, the first top member <NUM> may dispose a first contacting portion <NUM> on an outer edge of the first top member <NUM> adjacent to the second top member <NUM>, and the second top member <NUM> may dispose a second contacting portion <NUM> on an outer edge of the second top member <NUM> adjacent to the first top member <NUM>. The first contacting portion <NUM> and the second contacting portion <NUM> can block the environmental illumination from passing through the interval between the first engaging portion <NUM> and the second engaging portion <NUM>, so that the first contacting portion <NUM> can be close to the first engaging portion <NUM> of the first lateral member <NUM>, and the second contacting portion <NUM> can be close to the second engaging portion <NUM> of the second lateral member <NUM>. Generally, the first contacting portion <NUM> may be the protruding structure and the second contacting portion <NUM> may be the sunken structure; if the first top member <NUM> is moved relative to the second top member <NUM>, the first contacting portion <NUM> (such as the protruding structure) can be partly overlapped with the second contacting portion <NUM> (such as the sunken structure), for sheltering the environmental illumination from the outside of the first lateral member <NUM> and the second lateral member <NUM>.

Besides, the first contacting portion <NUM> may be designed as the sunken structure, and the second contacting portion <NUM> may be designed as the related protruding structure; or both the first contacting portion <NUM> and the second contacting portion <NUM> may be designed as the protruding structures. Shapes, dimensions and connection between the first contacting portion <NUM> and the second contacting portion <NUM> are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, which depends on the design demand. Any structures capable of partly overlapping the first contacting portion <NUM> with the second contacting portion <NUM> can belong to a design scope of the present invention.

Claim 1:
A sheltering device (<NUM>) of adjusting an assembly angle applied for a display screen (<NUM>) with a first display (<NUM>) and a second display (<NUM>), wherein the sheltering device (<NUM>) comprises:
a shelter (<NUM>) comprising:
a bridging component (<NUM>), comprising:
a first lateral member (<NUM>) detachably connected to the first display (<NUM>); and
a second lateral member (<NUM>) rotatably assembled with the first lateral member (<NUM>) and detachably connected to the second display (<NUM>);
a first top member (<NUM>), a corner of the first top member (<NUM>) being fixed at a right angle on an upper end of the first lateral member (<NUM>), to protrude the first top member (<NUM>) from a side of the first lateral member (<NUM>) opposite to the second lateral member (<NUM>); and
a second top member (<NUM>), a corner of the second top member (<NUM>) being fixed at a right angle on an upper end of the second lateral member (<NUM>) to protrude the second top member (<NUM>) from a side of the second lateral member (<NUM>) opposite to the first lateral member (<NUM>), and partly overlapped with the first top member (<NUM>) for matching relative rotation between the first lateral member (<NUM>) and the second lateral member (<NUM>).