Electronic device with a multi-axis turning function

• US 20050259180A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aiptek International Incorporated (Aiptek Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Aiptek International Incorporated (Aiptek Incorporated)
• Inventors: Su, Chih Chung, Chang, Fei Peng
• Application Number:
  US10/973,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20050259180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00519 Constructional details not otherwise provided for, e.g. housings, covers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable

Abstract

An electronic device with a multi-axis turning function has a main body, a rotation member, a display, an operation portion, a first pivot, a second pivot and a third pivot. The main body has a lens positioned on an end thereof and a first axis co-axial with the lens. The rotation member is connected to the main body and has a second axis. The rotation member is rotatable through the first pivot. The display is rotatable through the second pivot. The main body and the operation portion are inter-rotatable through the third pivot. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function of the present invention is rotatable freely with random angles, overcomes the traditional shortcoming that the display must be positioned on one sidewall of the main body of the electronic device and facilitates a handheld, self-recording function.

Claims

1. An electronic device with a multi-axis turning function, comprising:

a main body having a lens positioned on an end thereof, the main body further having a first axis co-axial with the lens;

a rotation member connected to the main body and having a second axis;

a display connected to the rotation member;

a first pivot defined between the main body and the rotation member, wherein the first pivot is co-axial with the first axis of the main body, and the rotation member is rotatable through the first pivot; and

a second pivot defined between the rotation member and the display, wherein the second pivot is co-axial with the second axis of the rotation member, and the display is rotatable through the second pivot.

2. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a combination of a digital still camera (DSC) and a digital video recorder (DVR).

3. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotation member, the first pivot and the second pivot cooperate together to form a multi-axis turning mechanism, and the display is rotatable through the multi-axis turning mechanism.

4. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotation member is randomly rotatable relative to the first pivot.

5. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotation member further comprises a primary plane perpendicular to the first pivot.

6. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display turns out and in laterally from the main body via the rotation member and the first pivot.

7. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotation member further comprises an angle position member in order to position the display at 90 degrees, 180 degrees or 270 degrees relative to the main body when the display is turned out or in laterally from the main body.

8. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third pivot connected to an operation portion on a lower end of the main body and defined between the main body and the operation portion, wherein the main body inter-rotates with the operation portion via the third pivot.

9. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of the first pivot, the second pivot and the third pivot further comprises a turning bearing.

10. The electronic device with a multi-axis turning function as claimed in claim 8, wherein the operation portion further comprises a functional keys area, and the functional keys area, the display and the lens face a same direction when the electronic device is used for handheld self-recording.