LINKING BOARD DISPLACEMENT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20190280407 ยท 2019-09-12
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01R12/7076
ELECTRICITY
B66F7/065
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
H05K7/1492
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
A linking board displacement mechanism is adapted to carry a linking board. The linking board displacement mechanism includes a base and two linkage bars. The linking board is disposed on the base. The two linkage bars are connected together in a cross configuration and are respectively hinged at the base. The linkage bars drive the base to move along a first axis stably. A first connector of the linking board is aligned with a second connector of an electronic device along the first axis. An electronic apparatus including the linking board displacement mechanism is also provided.
Claims
1. A linking board displacement mechanism adapted to cavy a linking board, the linking board displacement mechanism comprising: a base, wherein the linking board is disposed on the base; and two linkage bars, connected together in a cross configuration and respectively hinged at the base, wherein the linkage bars drive the base to be moved along a first axis such that a first connector of the linking board is aligned with a second connector of an electronic device on the first axis.
2. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a first post, wherein each of the linkage bars has a first end hinged at the base, the first ends of the linkage bars and the base correspondingly form a first through-hole and a first elliptical slot respectively, the first elliptical slots and the first through-holes are partially overlapped with each other, and the first post passes through and hinges the first elliptical slot and the first through-hole.
3. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism is disposed in a chassis, each of the linkage bars has a second end, and the second ends of the linkage bars are respectively hinged at the chassis.
4. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 3, further comprising an elastic member disposed between the base and the chassis.
5. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism is disposed in a chassis, the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a cover plate, each of the linkage bars comprises a second end, the second ends of the linkage bars are respectively hinged at the cover plate, the cover plate is fixed to the chassis, and the linking board is disposed on a surface of the base away from the cover plate.
6. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 5, further comprising an elastic member disposed between the cover plate and the linkage bars.
7. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a pivot, wherein each of the linkage bars forms a second elliptical slot, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slots.
8. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a pivot, wherein the linkage bars respectively form a second elliptical slot and a second through-hole, the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole are partially overlapped with each other, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole.
9. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the first elliptical slot extends along a second axis, and the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis.
10. The linking board displacement mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member leaning against the linkage bars to provide the base with a force along the first axis.
11. An electronic apparatus adapted to be joined with an electronic device, the electronic apparatus comprising: a chassis; and a linking board displacement mechanism, disposed in the chassis and adapted to carry a linking board, the linking board displacement mechanism comprising: a base, wherein the linking board is disposed on the base; and two linkage bars, connected together in a cross configuration and respectively hinged at the base, wherein the linkage bars drive the base to be moved along a first axis such that a first connector of the linking board is aligned with a second connector of the electronic device on the first axis.
12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the linking board and the electronic device respectively comprise a guiding slot and a guiding protrusion, the guiding slot and the guiding protrusion extend along a second axis, when the second connector of the electronic device and the first connector of the linking board are joined together, the guiding protrusion reaches into the guiding slot to drive the base moving along the first axis, and the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis.
13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein each of the linkage bars has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first ends are respectively hinged at the base, and the second ends are respectively hinged at the chassis.
14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a cover plate disposed on the chassis, each of the linkage bars has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first ends are respectively hinged at the base, the second ends are respectively hinged at the cover plate, and the linking board is disposed on a surface of the base away from the cover plate.
15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises an elastic member disposed between the cover plate and the linkage bars.
16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a first post, each of the linkage bars has a first end hinged at the base, the first ends of the linkage bars and the base correspondingly form a first through-hole and a first elliptical slot respectively, the first elliptical slots and the first through-holes are partially overlapped with each other, and the first post passes through and hinges the first elliptical slot and the first through-hole.
17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a pivot, each of the linkage bars forms a second elliptical slot, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slots.
18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a pivot, the linkage bars respectively form a second elliptical slot and a second through-hole, the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole are partially overlapped with each other, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole.
19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises an elastic member disposed between the base and the chassis.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] 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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[0025] In the present embodiment, the linking board displacement mechanism 100 is adapted to move the linking board 140 along a first axis D1. For example, the first axis D1 is a y-axis direction going upward and downward. The present embodiment further includes a second axis D2, and the second axis D2 is perpendicular to the first axis D1. For example, the second axis D2 is an x-axis direction going leftward and rightward.
[0026] In the present embodiment, the two linkage bars 120 drive the base 110 to be moved along the first axis D1. For example, the linking board 140 is a linking device electrically connected to a server, a hard drive, or an optical disc drive (e.g., an electronic device 200 of
[0027] As shown in
[0028] In the present embodiment, the base 110 includes a first through-hole 112. The two first ends 121 of the two linkage bars 120 include two first elliptical slots 122 extending along the second axis D2. The two first elliptical slots 122 of the two linkage bars 120 respectively correspond to the first through-holes 112, and the corresponding first elliptical slot 122 and first through-hole 112 are partially overlapped with each other. A first post 126 passes through and hinges the corresponding first elliptical slot 122 and first through-hole 112. For example, the first post 126 is a combination of a screw and a nut, and the first post 126 movably hinges the first end 121 of each linkage bars 120 at the base 110.
[0029] More specifically, two opposite ends of the base 110 respectively include one first through-hole 112, and the two first elliptical slots 122 of the two linkage bars 120 are respectively aligned with the two first through-holes 112 such that they are partially overlapped with each other. At this time, the two first posts 126 respectively reach into the two first through-holes 112 and the two first elliptical slots 122 that are partially overlapped with each other, and the first elliptical slots 122 communicates with the first through-holes 112. Accordingly, the two first posts 126 passing through the two first through-holes 112 and the two first elliptical slots 122 may respectively move back and forth substantially along the first elliptical slot 122 on the second axis D2, but the invention is not limited hereto. In other unillustrated embodiments, the opposite two ends of the base may include two first elliptical slots, and the two linkage bars may include two first through-holes. In such unillustrated embodiments, each of the first posts may reach into the first elliptical slot and the first through-hole that are partially overlapped with each other to movably hinge each of the linkage bars at the base.
[0030] As shown in
[0031] In the present embodiment, the linking board displacement mechanism 100 further includes an elastic member 170. The elastic member 170 is disposed between the base 110 and the cover plate 130. Specifically, the elastic member 170 is disposed between the cover plate 130 and the linkage bars 120. Alternatively, the elastic member 170 is disposed between the base 110 and the linkage bars 120 to provide the base 110 with a force along the first axis D1. In the present embodiment, as shown in
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[0034] Conversely, in the example where the base 110 is displaced upward, when the linking board 140 is connected and guided by the electronic device 200 (illustrated in
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[0036] Conversely, in the example where the base 110 is displaced upward, the two linkage bars 120 are moved from the position shown in
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[0038] In the present embodiment, one of the linking board 140 and the electronic device 200 may optionally include a guiding slot 224 extending along the second axis D2, and the other one may include a guiding protrusion 144 extending along the second axis D2. In the process of joining the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 with the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 along the second axis D2, the guiding protrusion 144 reaches into the guiding slot 224 to drive the base 110 connected with the linking board 140 to be moved along the first axis D1. The invention is not limited hereto. In other embodiments, it is possible that one of the linking board 140 and the electronic device 200 does not include the guiding protrusion 144, and the other one does not include the guiding slot 224.
[0039] Specifically, as shown in
[0040] It is noted that, when the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 is not aligned with the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 due to alignment tolerance (for example, the second connector 220 is located above or below the first connector 142 on the first axis D1) and when the second connector 220 is moved along the second axis D2 to be joined with the first connector 142, the guiding protrusion 144 reaches into the guiding slot 224 first. Since the guiding protrusion 144 reaches into the guiding slot 224, the linking board 140 and the base 110 are driven to be moved in a direction away from the cover plate 130 or close to the cover plate 130 along the first axis D1. Accordingly, the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 corresponds to the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 and is slightly displaced on the first axis D1 (for example, moving downward or upward). Therefore, the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 and the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 are gradually aligned with each other on the first axis D1 in the joining process. In the foregoing configuration, the alignment between the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 and the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 on the first axis D1 may be further guided through the guiding protrusion 144 and the corresponding guiding slot 224. Therefore, the linking board displacement mechanism 100 can compensate for the tolerance between the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 and the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 on the first axis D1 and mitigate issues of loose contact between the first connector 142 and the second connector 220 and damage to the connectors resulting from bump in the joining process.
[0041] However, the invention is not limited hereto. In other embodiments, it is also possible that the linking board 140 does not include the guiding protrusion 144, and the electronic device 200 does not include the guiding slot 224. In such embodiments, for example, through coordination of a contour (e.g., an internal contour) of the first connector 142 and a contour (e.g., an external contour) of the second connector 220 between the linking board 140 and the electronic device 200, in the process where the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 is moved toward and joined with the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 along the second axis D2, the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 is slightly displaced (for example, moving downward or upward) along the contour of the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 on the first axis D1. Accordingly, the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 and the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 are gradually aligned with each other on the first axis D1 in the joining process.
[0042] Moreover, the linking board 140 is fixed on the base 110 such that the linking board 140 can move by translation along the first axis D1, which prevents the linking board 140 from skewing and being non-parallel to the second axis D2 due to a weight of the transmission line 180 or stress/strain and further reduces undesirable non-parallel joining between the first connector 142 and the second connector 220. Accordingly, a possibility of damage resulting from bump when the second connector 220 and the first connector 142 are joined together may be reduced, and the issue of loose contact between the electronic device 200 and the linking board 140 may be solved.
[0043] Moreover, since the electronic apparatus 10 includes the linking board displacement mechanism 100 described above, it can provide excellent contact between the electronic device 200 and the linking board 140 in the chassis 150 and thereby enhance performance of the electronic apparatus 10. The electronic apparatus 10 may further reduce undesirable non-parallel joining between the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 and the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200 and thereby reduce damage to the first connector 142 of the linking board 140 and the second connector 220 of the electronic device 200.
[0044] It should be noted here that the reference numerals and a part of the contents in the previous embodiments are used in the following embodiments, in which identical reference numerals represent identical or similar components, and reference may be made to the previous embodiments for part of the omitted descriptions of the identical technical content, which shall not be repeated in the following embodiments.
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[0047] In summary of the above, the electronic apparatus of the embodiments of the invention is adapted to be joined with an electronic device, and the electronic apparatus includes the linking board displacement mechanism. The linking board displacement mechanism includes the two linkage bars connected together in a cross configuration. The first ends of the linkage bars are hinged at the base, and the second ends are rotatably connected to the chassis. Moreover, the linking board displacement mechanism and the electronic device respectively include the corresponding guiding protrusion and guiding slot. In such configuration, when the linking board is fixed to the base and an alignment tolerance is present between the second connector of the electronic device and the first connector of the linking board on the first axis, in the process where the second connector of the electronic device and the first connector of the linking board are joined together, the base of the linking board displacement mechanism is guided to be moved along the first axis. By fine-tuning the alignment tolerance between the second connector and the first connector on the first axis, the first connector can be aligned with the second connector. Accordingly, the second connector can be aligned with the first connector to compensate for the alignment tolerance between the first connector and the second connector. Moreover, the linking board is fixed on the base to be moved by translation along the first axis. Therefore, a non-parallel configuration of the linking board can be prevented, and undesirable non-parallel joining between the first connector and the second connector can be reduced. The possibility of damage resulting from bump when the second connector and the first connector are joined together can be further reduced, and the issue of loose contact between the electronic device and the linking board can be solved. Moreover, the linking board displacement mechanism provides excellent contact between the electronic device and the linking board in the chassis and thereby enhances performance of the electronic apparatus. Damage to the linking board and the electronic device resulting from undesirable joining can be further reduced. In addition, the linking board displacement mechanism further includes the elastic member to elastically maintain the base at a specific position.
[0048] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.