Electronic device

• US 9,596,770 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gao, Zhijun, Zhang, Shipeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Cunningham, Xanthia C
• Application Number:
  US14/840,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20160374212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1615 with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function constructional details of portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts H04M1/0206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 35/04 Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle with frictional contact members
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0208 characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/20 including a rotatable camera

Abstract

An electronic device is described that includes a first body; a second body; and a connection member through which the first body is connected with the second body. The connection member includes a rotary connection part for supporting the first body to rotate around an axis line of the rotary connection part and an extensible connection part for supporting the first body to be close to or away from the second body.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body; and

a connection member through which the first body is connected with the second body;

the connection member comprising a rotary connection part for supporting the first body to rotate around an axis line of the rotary connection part and an extensible connection part for supporting the first body to be close to or away from the second body, wherein the connection member comprises a first flexible shaft that is operative, through deformation, to enable the first body to rotate in a first plane parallel to an end surface of the second body, and change a distance between the first body and the second body.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member comprises a T-shaped rotary shaft that includes the first flexible shaft perpendicular to an end surface of the second body and a first rotary shaft parallel to the end surface of the second body;

and the first rotary shaft is operative to enable the first body to rotate in a second plane perpendicular to the end surface of the second body.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member comprises an I-shaped rotary shaft that includes the first flexible shaft perpendicular to an end surface of the second body, and a second rotary shaft and a third rotary shaft parallel to the end surface of the second body;

the second rotary shaft is movably connected with the first body;

the third rotary shaft is movably connected with the second body;

the second rotary shaft is operative to enable the first body to rotate in a second plane;

the third rotary shaft is operative to enable the second body to rotate in the second plane; and

the first plane is perpendicular to the second plane.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an image acquisition unit is provided on the first body and a display unit is provided on the second body.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a control unit for controlling a gesture or movement state of the connection member, so as to control a position of the first body and/or that of the second body.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising a detection unit for detecting the gesture or movement state of the connection member and the control unit is further configured to control the electronic device to perform a functional operation corresponding to the gesture or movement state of the connection member.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an elastic member formed with a pre-compression is configured to provide a drive force for the first body to be away from the second body, so that the distance between the first body and the second body is operative to change between a first distance and a second distance;

the first distance being less than the second distance.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein circumferential edge of the end surface of the second body forms an outer frame along a direction away from the end surface;

a height of the outer frame is not less than that of the elastic member after the pre-compression is formed.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body; and

a connection member through which the first body is connected with the second body;

the connection member comprising a rotary connection part for supporting the first body to rotate around an axis line of the rotary connection part and an extensible connection part for supporting the first body to be close to or away from the second body, wherein

the connection member comprises an extensible rotary shaft;

the extensible rotary shaft comprises at least N sleeves;

N being an integer not less than 2;

an outer diameter of an n-th sleeve is not greater than an inner diameter of an (n+1)-th sleeve;

the n-th sleeve is located within the (n+1)-th sleeve;

n being an integer not less than 1 but less than N;

when a distance between the first body and the second body increases, at least a portion of an m-th sleeve is located outside an (m+1)-th sleeve;

m being an integer not less than 1 but less than N.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein a damping member is provided at a position where the connection member contacts the first body and the damping member is configured to maintain a relative stabilization of the first body and the second body when an external force applied to the connection member is removed.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein each of the sleeves comprises two conductive rings and a conductive path thereon;

the two conductive rings are located at the ends of the sleeve;

the conductive path connects the two conductive rings;

the conductive rings and the conductive path all are configured to transmit electrical signals between the first body and the second body.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein an image acquisition unit is provided on the first body;

and a display unit is provided on the second body.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a control unit for controlling a gesture or movement state of the connection member, so as to control a position of the first body and/or that of the second body.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a detection unit for detecting the gesture or movement state of the connection member;

the control unit is further configured to control the electronic device to perform a functional operation corresponding to the gesture or movement state of the connection member.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising an elastic member formed with a pre-compression;

the pre-compression is configured to provide a drive force for the first body to be away from the second body, so that the distance between the first body and the second body is operative to change between a first distance and a second distance;

the first distance being less than the second distance.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein a circumferential edge of the end surface of the second body forms an outer frame along a direction away from the end surface;

a height of the outer frame is not less than that of the elastic member after the pre-compression is formed.