Patent Application
20050195559
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a screen-pivoting structure, and particularly relates to a screen-pivoting structure adopted for an electronic product.
2. Background of the Invention
Referring to
The first conventional notebook 1a fails to provide the LCD monitor 12a to turn back in satisfaction of particular requirements. A notebook, nowadays, sometimes has a screen that can flip and be turned back, and the first conventional notebook 11a obviously cannot achieve this kind of object.
With reference to
However, the second notebook 2a needs new designs for elements thereof, such as, for example, the pivoting hole of the base 20a and structures corresponding to the pivoting hole thereof and the first and the second axles 23a, 24a. The base 2a needs to be remolded, and the assembly steps should be accordingly revised. Simultaneously, due to the burden on first axle 23a, including the collective weight of the LCD monitor 22a, the cover 21a and the second axle 24a as well as the function of rotation, the first axle 23a needs high-precision design for high reliability in both support and rotation Accordingly, the costs can't be reduced and may even increase.
Hence, an improvement over the prior art is required to overcome the disadvantages thereof.
The primary object of the invention is therefore to specify a screen-pivoting structure, which can flip or turn back a display thereof, for reducing costs and extra designs.
The secondary object of the invention is therefore to specify a screen-pivoting structure, which can be changed easily for meeting requirements.
The third object of the invention is therefore to specify a screen-pivoting structure, which can be module-manufactured to simplify steps and reduce costs further.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by a screen-pivoting structure adopted for an electronic product with a base, the screen-pivoting structure includes a pivoting unit arranged an edge of the base of the electronic product, a frame unit having a bottom edge disposed on the pivoting unit along a horizontal direction, and a display including two opposite sides pivoting on the frame unit about a common predetermined axle of the frame unit. The display rotates about the common predetermined axle, the screen-pivoting structure can be module-manufactured, and the display is replaceable without changing the frame unit to meet size requirements.
To provide a further understanding of the invention, the following detailed description illustrates embodiments and examples of the invention. Examples of the more important features of the invention thus have been summarized rather broadly in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the contributions to the art may be appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of the claims appended hereto.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
the display 32 includes two opposite sides pivoting on the frame unit 31 about a common predetermined axle of the frame unit 31. The common predetermined axle can be vertical or horizontal, and the display 32 can rotate or turn back via the common predetermined axle in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction. As illustrated in
The screen-pivoting structure can be module-manufactured to allow the display 32 to have an aspect ratio of 4 to 3 or 16 to 9. The display 32 can be exchanged without the changing the frame unit 31 to save costs and manufacturing steps.
According to different aspect ratios of the display 32, the display 32 cannot have sizes completely equivalent to the frame unit 31; the display 32 has a width equal to or less than that of the frame unit 31. Therefore, the screen-pivoting structure includes two predetermined gaps d formed at lateral sides thereof and respectively between the frame unit 31 and the display 32, and the electronic product 3 includes two amplifiers 36 combined with the base 30 thereof and respectively corresponding to the two predetermined gaps d at lateral sides thereof. The two amplifiers 36 are exposed by the two gaps d, respectively, when the electronic product 3 is closed. Conversely, the electronic product 3 includes two amplifiers 36 combined with the frame unit 31 and respectively corresponding to the two predetermined gaps d at lateral sides thereof.
In conclusion, the present invention provides the screen-pivoting structure adopted for the electronic product 3; the base 30 of the electronic product 3 horizontally pivots on the frame unit 31 via the pivoting unit 33. The display 32 can rotate about the pivoting unit 33 to close the electronic product 3. In addition, the display 32 can be rotated or turned back about the common predetermined axle thereof. The screen-pivoting structure can be module-manufactured for different aspect ratios. Therefore, the screen-pivoting structure can decrease extra designs, costs and steps.
It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above description is only illustrative of specific embodiments and examples of the invention. The invention should therefore cover various modifications and variations made to the herein-described structure and operations of the invention, provided they fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the following appended claims.
