PROJECTION DEVICE

• US 20130329361A1
• Filed: 03/27/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scienbizip Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, CHUNG-HSING
• Granted Patent: US 9,060,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.56
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/005 integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/145 Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0204 Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings

Abstract

A projection device includes a housing, a projection module, a support member, and a cover. The housing includes a rear wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the rear wall. A cavity and an accommodating groove are defined in the rear wall. A projection module is pivotably mounted in the cavity and rotatable along a first direction. A support member is pivotably mounted in the accommodating groove and rotatable along a second direction that is reverse to the first direction. The cover is attached to the housing for covering an opening surrounded by the plurality of side walls.

Claims

1. A projection device comprising:

a housing comprising a rear wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the rear wall, a cavity and an accommodating groove being defined in the rear wall;

a projection module pivotably mounted in the cavity and rotatable along a first direction;

a support member pivotably mounted in the accommodating groove and rotatable along a second direction that is reverse to the first direction; and

a cover attached to the housing for covering an opening surrounded by the plurality of side walls.

2. The projection device of claim 1, wherein a first pivot hole is defined in the rear wall and located beside the cavity, and the projection module comprises a pivot post pivotably engaged with the first pivot hole.

3. The projection device of claim 2, wherein a pair of second pivot holes is defined in the rear wall and located beside two ends of the accommodating groove, and the support member comprises a pair of pivot mounting ends pivotably engaged with the pair of second pivot holes.

4. The projection device of claim 3, wherein the cavity has a rectangular shape, and the accommodating groove has a U-shape.

5. The projection device of claim 4, wherein the projection module comprises a rectangular portion and an arc-shaped portion connected with the rectangular portion, and the pivot post protrudes from a side surface of the arc-shaped portion.

6. The projection device of claim 5, wherein the arc-shaped portion becomes thinner gradually.

7. The projection device of claim 4, wherein the support member comprises a horizontal part and a pair of vertical parts extending from opposite ends of the horizontal part, and the pair of pivot mounting ends extends substantially perpendicularly from the pair of vertical parts.

8. The projection device of claim 7, wherein the support member is integrally formed and made from a long, slim rod.

9. The projection device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of power cells for supplying electric power to the projection device, a pair of speakers for output audio signals, and a circuit board for controlling the plurality of power cells and the projection module.

10. The projection device of claim 9, wherein the pair of speakers is located beside opposite sides of the cavity, and the pair of speakers and the cavity are located between opposite sides of the accommodating groove.

11. A projection device comprising:

a housing comprising a rear wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the rear wall, a cavity and an accommodating groove being defined in the rear wall;

a projection module pivotably mounted in the cavity;

a support member pivotably mounted in the accommodating groove; and

a cover attached to the housing for covering an opening surrounded by the plurality of side walls;

wherein the projection module is rotatable along a first direction for adjusting a projection angle of the projection device, and the support member is rotatable along a second direction for adjusting the projection angle of the projection device.

12. The projection device of claim 11, wherein a first pivot hole is defined in the rear wall and located beside the cavity, and the projection module comprises a pivot post pivotably engaged with the first pivot hole.

13. The projection device of claim 12, wherein a pair of second pivot holes is defined in the rear wall and located beside two ends of the accommodating groove, and the support member comprises a pair of pivot mounting ends pivotably engaged with the pair of second pivot holes.

14. The projection device of claim 13, wherein the projection module comprises a rectangular portion and an arc-shaped portion connected with the rectangular portion, and the pivot post protrudes from a side surface of the arc-shaped portion.

15. The projection device of claim 14, wherein the arc-shaped portion becomes thinner gradually.

16. The projection device of claim 13, wherein the support member comprises a horizontal part and a pair of vertical parts extending from opposite ends of the horizontal part, and the pair of pivot mounting ends extends substantially perpendicularly from the pair of vertical parts.

17. The projection device of claim 16, wherein the support member is integrally formed and made from a long, slim rod.

18. The projection device of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of power cells for supplying electric power to the projection device, a pair of speakers for output audio signals, and a circuit board for controlling the plurality of power cells and the projection module.

19. The projection device of claim 18, wherein the pair of speakers is located beside opposite sides of the cavity, and the pair of speakers and the cavity are located between opposite sides of the accommodating groove.

20. The projection device of claim 11, wherein a maximum rotation angle of the support member is about 90 degrees, and a maximum rotation angle of the projection module is about 32 degrees.