Portable electronical device
10768662 ยท 2020-09-08
Assignee
Inventors
- Chen-Yu Tsai (Taipei, TW)
- Chien-Wei Chen (Taipei, TW)
- Chung-Wei LEE (Taipei, TW)
- Chao-Kuo Chan (Taipei, TW)
Cpc classification
H04M1/0214
ELECTRICITY
G06F1/1624
PHYSICS
H04M1/23
ELECTRICITY
G06F1/1667
PHYSICS
G06F1/1679
PHYSICS
G06F1/169
PHYSICS
H04M1/0256
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a portable electronic device, comprising a first display panel, a second display panel and a keyboard. The second display panel is pivotally connected to the first display panel. The second display panel comprises a display screen and at least one guide magnet arranged below the display screen. The keyboard is detachably arranged above the display screen of the second display panel. The keyboard comprises at least one magnetic element. The keyboard can be controlled to move relative to the display screen along a moving direction by means of the magnetic attraction force between the at least one magnetic element and the at least one guide magnet, wherein the moving direction is perpendicular to a side edge of the second display panel pivotally connected to the first display panel.
Claims
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a first display panel; a second display panel, pivotally connected to the first display panel and the second display panel comprising: a display screen; and at least one guide magnet arranged below the display screen; and a keyboard, detachably arranged above the display screen of the second display panel and the keyboard comprising: at least one magnetic element, wherein the keyboard can be controlled to move relative to the display screen along a moving direction by means of the magnetic attraction force between the at least one magnetic element and the at least one guide magnet, and the moving direction is perpendicular to a side edge of the second display panel pivotally connected to the first display panel; wherein the second display panel further comprises a first positioning magnet and a second positioning magnet being respectively arranged below the display screen of the second display panel and spaced apart on two opposite side edges; the keyboard further comprises a third positioning magnet; when the keyboard is in a first position on the display screen, the third positioning magnet and the first positioning magnet are magnetically attracted to each other and enable the display screen to be used in a first usage mode; and when the keyboard is in a second position on the display screen, the third positioning magnet and the second positioning magnet are magnetically attracted to each other and enable the display screen to be used in a second usage mode different from the first usage mode.
2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second display panel further comprises at least one slide rail arranged below the display screen of the second display panel, the at least one slide rail is parallel to the moving direction, and the at least one guide magnet is respectively arranged in the at least one slide rail.
3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second display panel comprises a first side edge, a second side edge, a third side edge, and a fourth side edge; the second side edge is opposite to the first side edge, the third side edge is opposite to the fourth side edge, and the first side edge is pivotally connected to the first display panel; the keyboard comprises a fifth side edge, a sixth side edge, a seventh side edge, and an eighth side edge; the sixth side edge is opposite to the fifth side edge, and the eighth side edge is opposite to the seventh side edge; when the keyboard is in the first position, the fifth side edge is close to the first side edge; and when the keyboard is in the second position, the sixth side edge is close to the second side edge.
4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first positioning magnet is positioned on the first side edge, the third positioning magnet is positioned on the fifth side edge, and a distance between the second positioning magnet and the first positioning magnet is equal to a moving distance of the keyboard.
5. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the second positioning magnet is positioned on the second side edge, the third positioning magnet is positioned on the sixth side edge, and a distance between the first positioning magnet and the second positioning magnet is equal to a moving distance of the keyboard.
6. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the second display panel is provided with at least two guide magnets being spaced apart on the third side edge or the fourth side edge, and the magnetic element is positioned on the seventh side edge or the eighth side edge.
7. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second display panel further comprises a processing module and a magnetic induction module, the magnetic induction module is electrically connected to the processing module, and the magnetic induction module is arranged adjacent to the second positioning magnet.
8. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the second display panel further comprises a first connector being electrically connected to the processing module; the keyboard further comprises a second connector; and when the keyboard is in the first position, the first connector is electrically connected to the second connector, and the processing module receives a connection signal.
9. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein when the keyboard is in the second position, the third positioning magnet and the second positioning magnet are magnetically attracted to each other, the processing module receives an induction signal from the magnetic induction module.
10. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the display screen of the second display panel is a groove and the keyboard is contained in the groove.
11. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein both the first display panel and the second display panel are touch display panels.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
(11) In order to more clearly understand the features, contents and advantages of the present disclosure and the effects thereof, the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the form of embodiments.
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(13) In the present embodiment, one side edge of the second display panel 20 is pivotally connected to the first display panel 10, in which the first display panel 10 can be used as A and B elements of the portable electronic device 1, and the second display panel 20 can be used as C and D elements of the portable electronic device 1. In order to clearly explain the arrangement positions of all elements, four side edges of the second display panel 20 are respectively named as a first side edge 201, a second side edge 202, a third side edge 203, and a fourth side edge 204, in which the first side edge 201 of the second display panel 20 is pivotally connected to the side edge of the first display panel 10, the second side edge 202 is opposite to the first side edge 201, the third side edge 203 and the fourth side edge 204 are positioned at two adjacent sides of the first side edge 201, and the third side edge 203 is opposite to the fourth side edge 204.
(14) Furthermore, the portable electronic device 1 further comprises a keyboard 30, and the keyboard 30 is detachably arranged above the display screen 200 of the second display panel 20, namely the C surface of the portable electronic device 1. Similarly, in order to clearly explain the arrangement positions of all elements, four side edges of the keyboard 30 are respectively named as a fifth side edge 301, a sixth side edge 302, a seventh side edge 303, and an eighth side edge 304, in which the sixth side edge 302 is opposite to the fifth side edge 301, and the eighth side edge 304 is opposite to the seventh side edge 303. When the keyboard 30 is placed above the display screen 200, the fifth side edge 301, the sixth side edge 302, the seventh side edge 303, and the eighth side edge 304 are sequentially corresponding to the first side edge 201, the second side edge 202, the third side edge 203, and the fourth side edge 204.
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(16) In some embodiments, as shown in
(17) Furthermore, the second display panel 20 further comprises at least one guide magnet 23, the keyboard 30 further comprises at least one magnetic element 32, and the keyboard 30 can be controlled to slide along the moving direction D between the first position P1 and the second position P2 with a smaller magnetic attraction force between the guide magnet 23 and the magnetic element 32. It should be noted that the smaller magnetic attraction force herein means that the magnetic attraction force between the guide magnet 23 and the magnetic element 32 is smaller than the magnetic attraction force between the first positioning magnet 21, the second positioning magnet 22, and the third positioning magnet 31, in which the first positioning magnet 21, the second positioning magnet 22, the third positioning magnet 31, and the guide magnet 23 are all magnets, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. The arrangement relationship between each magnet and the magnetic element 32 is described below by taking the first embodiment as an example.
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(19) Furthermore, the second display panel 20 is provided with four guide magnets 23, and the guide magnets 23 are also arranged below the display screen 200 of the second display panel 20, in which two guide magnets 23 are spaced apart on the third side edge 203, and the other two guide magnets 23 are spaced apart on the fourth side edge 204. Correspondingly, the keyboard 30 is provided with two magnetic elements 32 positioned on the seventh side edge 303 or the eighth side edge 304. The magnetic elements 32 are arranged at the bottom of the keyboard 30 and can be positioned on the inner surface or the outer surface of the keyboard 30. The magnetic elements 32 of the present embodiment are positioned on the inner surface of the keyboard 30 in order to keep the integrality of the appearance of the keyboard 30. The magnetic elements 32 of the present embodiment are strip-shaped, and the long axis direction of the magnetic elements 32 is parallel to the moving direction D of the keyboard 30 so as to guide the keyboard 30 to move along the moving direction D.
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(21) Therefore, the first positioning magnet 21 and the second positioning magnet 22 of the second display panel 20 are respectively used to position the keyboard 30 in the first position P1 and the second position P2, and the guide magnet 23 is used to limit the moving region of the keyboard 30 and can guide the keyboard 30 to move from the first position P1 to the second position P2. As shown in
(22) Preferably, the upper surface of the display screen 200 of the second display panel 20 is a groove, and the keyboard 30 can be contained in the groove to limit the moving region of the keyboard 30 so as to prevent the keyboard 30 from exceeding the third side edge 203 or the fourth side edge 204 of the second display panel 20 when moving.
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(24) When the keyboard 30 is in the first position P1, the first connector 26 is electrically connected to the second connector 33, and the first connector 26 can transmit a connection signal to the processing module 24. After the processing module 24 receives the connection signal, a first usage mode can be executed, as shown in
(25) When the keyboard 30 is in the second position P2, the third positioning magnet 31 and the second positioning magnet 22 are magnetically attracted to each other to generate a magnetic force change; when the magnetic induction module 25 arranged adjacent to the second positioning magnet 22 detects the magnetic force change, an induction signal can be transmitted to the processing module 24; and when the processing module 24 receives the induction signal from the magnetic induction module 25, a second usage mode can be executed according to the induction signal. In the present embodiment, the processing module 24 executes the second usage mode, such as controlling the second display panel 20 to display a chat window on a block close to the first side edge 201, as shown in
(26) Furthermore, the keyboard 30 of the present embodiment can be coupled with the second display panel 20 in a wireless mode. For example, an input signal from the keyboard 30 can be transmitted in a Bluetooth mode. When the keyboard 30 is in the first position P1, the first connector 26 can be electrically connected to the second connector 33, the processing module 24 can receive a connection signal to execute the first usage mode, the processing module 24 also can control a power supply module (not shown in figures) to supply power to the keyboard 30, and the power is transmitted by the first connector 26 and the second connector 33.
(27) The portable electronic device of the present embodiment can also have a third usage mode, as shown in
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(29) In the present embodiment, the first positioning magnet 21a is positioned on the first side edge 201, the second positioning magnet 22a is positioned between the first side edge 201 and the second side edge 202, and the distance S between the second positioning magnet 22a and the first positioning magnet 21a is equal to the moving distance M of the keyboard 30a, which is approximately equal to the width of the keyboard 30a. It should be noted that the moving distance M as shown in
(30) When the keyboard 30a is in the first position P1, the first positioning magnet 21a positioned on the first side edge 201 and the third positioning magnet 31a positioned on the fifth side edge 301 can be magnetically attracted to each other, therefore, the keyboard 30a is fixed in the first position P1. The magnetic element 32a of the present embodiment is also strip-shaped, and the long axis direction of the magnetic element 32a is parallel to the moving direction D of the keyboard 30a, so the keyboard 30a can move from the first position P1 to the second position P2 along the moving direction D by the magnetic attraction force between the magnetic element 32a and the guide magnet 23a. Furthermore, because the distance S between the second positioning magnet 22a and the first positioning magnet 21a is equal to the moving distance M of the keyboard 30a, when the keyboard 30a moves to the second position P2, the third positioning magnet 31a moves to the position of the second positioning magnet 22a, the second positioning magnet 22a and the third positioning magnet 31a can be magnetically attracted to each other, and then, the keyboard 30a is fixed in the second position P2.
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(32) When the keyboard 30b is in the first position P1, the third positioning magnet 31b positioned on the sixth side edge 302 and the first positioning magnet 21b can be magnetically attracted to each other, therefore, the keyboard 30b is fixed in the first position P1. When the keyboard 30b moves to the second position P2, the second positioning magnet 22b positioned on the second side edge 202 and the third positioning magnet 31b can be magnetically attracted to each other, therefore, the keyboard 30b is fixed in the second position P2. The arrangement relationship and the connection relationship between the guide magnet 23a and the magnetic element 32a of the present embodiment are the same as those of the second embodiment, so the reference numerals are used.
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(34) In conclusion, the portable electronic device of the present disclosure is provided with the first display panel, the second display panel, and the keyboard, and the keyboard is detachably arranged on the second display panel, so that a user can directly operate the keyboard to achieve an effect of inputting with a physical keyboard. Furthermore, the second display panel comprises guide magnets, and the keyboard comprises magnetic elements, so that the keyboard can be controlled by the guide magnets and the magnetic elements to slide on the display screen.
(35) Furthermore, the keyboard in different positions (first position or second position) can be used in different usage modes, so that the portable electronic device (dual-screen notebook computer) has more diverse usage modes.
(36) The above embodiments are only used for explaining the technical idea and features of the present disclosure, and the objective of the present disclosure is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present disclosure and to implement the present disclosure, but the scope of the present disclosure cannot be limited thereto. Equivalent variations or modifications made in accordance with the spirit of the present disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.