US20130034973A1 - Electronic device and connection port thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to an electronic device and a connection port thereof and more particularly, to a portable electronic device and a connection port thereof.
- NBs notebook computers
- D-sub analog video signal transmission
- a video connection port of the NB is mostly disposed at a side edge of the NB, and thus, the thickness of its chassis must be greater than the thickness of the connection port so as to entirely enclose the connection port.
- the thickness at the side of the NB should be at least equal to its chassis thickness plus the thickness of the connection port for successfully disposing the connection port at the NB.
- the chassis thickness has to be designed as greater than the universal norm height of the video connection port.
- the present invention is directed to a portable electronic device, having a connection port with a smaller in height.
- the present invention is directed to a connection port having a smaller in height.
- the present invention is directed to a portable electronic device including a main body and a connection port.
- the main body has a containing cavity.
- the connection port includes a supporting component and a connector.
- the supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body.
- the connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction. When the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity, and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body.
- the present invention is directed to a connection port, adapted to a portable electronic device.
- the portable electronic device includes a main body.
- the main body has a containing cavity.
- the connection port includes a supporting component and a connector.
- the supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body.
- the connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction.
- the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity, and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction.
- the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body.
- a height of the connector in the plugging direction is smaller than a length of the connector in the sliding direction.
- the main body is placed on a surface.
- the supporting component is rotated relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
- the containing cavity has an opening.
- the connector is moved in and out of the containing cavity through the opening.
- the supporting component has a covering plate and the covering plate covers the opening when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
- the covering plate and the main body are co-planar.
- connection port further comprises a connection wire
- main body has a circuit board therein.
- the connection wire is connected between the connector and the circuit board and flexed with the supporting component sliding and tilting.
- the main body is placed on a surface.
- the supporting component tilts and slides relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
- the main body has a stopping structure located in the containing cavity.
- the supporting component leans against the stopping structure to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component.
- the stopping structure has at least one sliding slot
- the supporting component has a sliding portion slidably disposed in the sliding slot.
- the sliding portion leans against one end of the sliding portion so as to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component.
- the connector is driven to be hidden in the containing cavity of the main body or to be moved out of the containing cavity.
- the connector on the supporting component can be contained in the main body in a proper angle for having a smaller in height.
- the connector is moved out of the main body to allow the supporting component to tilt, so that the connector tilts in an angle suitable for plugging an external connector.
- FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A through FIG. 2C are flowcharts of operating the connection port depicted in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 2C .
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrated an external connector plugged in the connector depicted in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of components of the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 6 is a partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 6 from another view angle.
- FIG. 8 is a side diagram illustrating the portable electronic device of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 6 from still another view angle.
- FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A through FIG. 2C are flowcharts of operating the connection port depicted in FIG. 1 .
- a portable electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a main body 110 and a connection port 120 .
- the main body 110 has a containing cavity 112 .
- the connection port 120 includes a supporting component 122 and a connector 124 .
- the supporting component 122 is slidably disposed at the main body 110
- the connector 124 is disposed on the supporting component 122 .
- the supporting component 122 is adapted to slide between an accommodating position P 1 illustrated in FIG. 2A and an operation position P 2 illustrated in FIG. 2B relative to the main body 110 .
- the connector 124 is contained in the containing cavity 112 .
- the connector 124 is located out of the containing cavity 112 , as shown in FIG. 2B .
- FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 2C .
- the supporting component 122 is adapted to rotate relative to the main body 110 so as to drive the connector 124 to have a tilting angel relative to the main body 110 , as shown in FIG. 2C and FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrated an external connector plugged in the connector depicted in FIG. 3 .
- a user may plug an external connector 50 in the connector 124 (depicted in FIG. 3 ), as shown in FIG. 4 .
- connection port 120 drives the connector 124 to be hidden in the containing cavity 112 of the main body 110 or to be moved out of the containing cavity 112 by the supporting component 122 .
- the connector 124 on the supporting component 122 is contained in the main body 110 in a proper angle, as shown in FIG. 2A , for having a smaller in height.
- the connector 124 is moved out of the main body 110 , as shown in FIG. 2B , to allow the supporting component 122 to tilt, as shown in FIG. 2C , so that the connector 124 tilts in an angle suitable for plugging the external connector 50 .
- the connection port 120 capable of adjusting the angle of the connector 124 , the thickness of the main body 110 of the portable electronic device 100 can be correspondingly reduced so as to meet the miniaturization trend of the portable electronic device.
- the portable electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer (NB), and the main body 110 is a host of the NB.
- the connector 124 is, for example, an analog video signal transmission (D-sub) connector
- the external connector 50 is, for example, an analog video signal transmission (D-sub) joint.
- the portable electronic device 100 may be any other type of device
- the connector 124 and the external connector 50 may be any other type of connection interface, and the invention is not limited thereto.
- the supporting component 124 of the present embodiment is slidably disposed at the main body 110 along a sliding direction D 1 .
- the connector 124 has a plugging direction D 2 .
- the plugging direction D 2 is perpendicular to the sliding direction D 1
- a height H of the connector 124 in the plugging direction D 2 is smaller than a length L of the connector 124 in the sliding direction D 1 .
- the plugging direction D 2 of the connector 124 tilts so that the connector 124 is adapted to plug the external connector 50 along the plugging direction D 2 , as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the main body 110 is adapted to be placed on a surface S.
- the supporting component 124 is adapted to rotate relative to the main body 110 or to tilt and slide relative to the main body 110 so as to lean against the surface S, as shown in FIG. 2C .
- the connector 124 is driven to tilt from the surface S, and the position of the connector 124 is steadily fixed with support of the surface S, so that the external connector 50 is plugged in the connector 124 , as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the containing cavity 112 has an opening 112 a
- the connector 124 is moved in or out of the containing cavity 112 through the opening 112 a.
- the supporting component 122 of the present embodiment has a covering plate 122 a.
- the covering plate 122 a covers the opening 112 a so that the connector 124 is hidden in the main body 110 . Accordingly, the portable electronic device 100 can have a better appearance and protect the connector 124 from being polluted by dust from the outside.
- the covering plate 122 a and the main body 110 are co-planar so that the portable electronic device 100 has a better appearance.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of components of the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 1 .
- the connection port 120 further includes a flexible connection wire 126 .
- the main body 110 has a circuit board 114 therein.
- the circuit board 114 is, for example, a motherboard of the NB.
- the connection wire 126 is connected between the connector 124 and the circuit board 114 for signal transmission.
- the connection wire 126 is adapted to be flexed with the supporting component 124 sliding and tilting.
- the electrical connection between the connector 124 and the circuit board 114 is maintained through the connection wire 126 while the supporting component 124 drives the connector 124 to be operated.
- FIG. 6 is a partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 6 from another view angle.
- FIG. 8 is a side diagram illustrating the portable electronic device of FIG. 6 .
- a portable electronic device 200 of the present embodiment a main body 210 has a stopping structure 216 .
- the stopping structure 216 is located in a containing cavity 212 of the main body 210 .
- the supporting component 222 leans against the stopping structure 216 to limit a tilting angle of the supporting component 222 .
- the stopping structure 216 has at least one sliding slot 216 a (illustrated as two), and the supporting component 222 has a sliding portion 222 b.
- the sliding portion 222 b of the supporting component 222 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 216 a of the stopping structure 216 so that the supporting component 222 is adapted to slide along the sliding slot 216 a by the sliding portion 222 b to be contained in the containing cavity 212 of the main body 210 or to be moved to the operation position P 2 ′, as shown in FIG. 6 through FIG. 8 .
- the sliding portion 222 b leans against an end 216 b of the sliding slot 216 a, as shown in FIG.
- the supporting component 222 can not only steadily fix the position of the connector 224 with support of a surface S′, but also increase the entire structure strength with interference of the stopping structure 216 and the sliding portion 222 b, so that the supporting component 222 can bear the force applied from the user plugging an external connector to the connector 224
- FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted in FIG. 6 from still another view angle.
- the supporting component 222 of the present embodiment has a concave slot 222 c.
- the user can apply force on the concave slot 222 c to drive the supporting component 222 .
- a convex rid or any other suitable structure can be formed on the supporting component 222 for the user to apply force in replacement with the concave slot 222 c, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the connector is driven by the supporting component to be either hidden in or moved out of the containing cavity of the main body.
- the connector on the supporting component can be contained in the main body in a proper angle for having a smaller in height.
- the connector is again moved out of the main body to allow the supporting component to tilt, so that the connector tilts in an angle suitable for plugging an external connector. Accordingly, with such design of the connection port capable of adjusting the connector angle, the thickness of the main body of the portable electronic device can be correspondingly reduced so as to meet the miniaturization trend of the portable electronic device.
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A portable electronic device including a main body and a connection port is provided. The main body has a containing cavity. The connection port includes a supporting component and a connector. The supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body. The connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction. When the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body.
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- This application claims the priority benefits of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/514,456, filed on Aug. 2, 2011. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention is directed to an electronic device and a connection port thereof and more particularly, to a portable electronic device and a connection port thereof.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Along with the rapid development of science and technology, portable devices such as tablet computers or notebook computers (NBs) have been broadly used due to portable carrying and easy operation. Most of the NBs are equipped with connection ports for connecting analog video signal transmission (D-sub) connectors, for example.
- A video connection port of the NB is mostly disposed at a side edge of the NB, and thus, the thickness of its chassis must be greater than the thickness of the connection port so as to entirely enclose the connection port. In other words, the thickness at the side of the NB should be at least equal to its chassis thickness plus the thickness of the connection port for successfully disposing the connection port at the NB. In order to disposing the video connection port at the NB, the chassis thickness has to be designed as greater than the universal norm height of the video connection port. As a result, the design manner of the current connection ports limits miniaturization development of the NBs.
- The present invention is directed to a portable electronic device, having a connection port with a smaller in height.
- The present invention is directed to a connection port having a smaller in height.
- The present invention is directed to a portable electronic device including a main body and a connection port. The main body has a containing cavity. The connection port includes a supporting component and a connector. The supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body. The connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction. When the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity, and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body.
- The present invention is directed to a connection port, adapted to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a main body. The main body has a containing cavity. The connection port includes a supporting component and a connector. The supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body. The connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction. When the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity, and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, a height of the connector in the plugging direction is smaller than a length of the connector in the sliding direction.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the main body is placed on a surface. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component is rotated relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the containing cavity has an opening. The connector is moved in and out of the containing cavity through the opening. The supporting component has a covering plate and the covering plate covers the opening when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the covering plate and the main body are co-planar.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the connection port further comprises a connection wire, and the main body has a circuit board therein. The connection wire is connected between the connector and the circuit board and flexed with the supporting component sliding and tilting.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the main body is placed on a surface. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component tilts and slides relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the main body has a stopping structure located in the containing cavity. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component leans against the stopping structure to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, the stopping structure has at least one sliding slot, and the supporting component has a sliding portion slidably disposed in the sliding slot. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the sliding portion leans against one end of the sliding portion so as to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component.
- Based on the above, with the supporting component of the connection port of the present invention, the connector is driven to be hidden in the containing cavity of the main body or to be moved out of the containing cavity. When the user does not use the connection port, the connector on the supporting component can be contained in the main body in a proper angle for having a smaller in height. When the connection port is to be used, the connector is moved out of the main body to allow the supporting component to tilt, so that the connector tilts in an angle suitable for plugging an external connector. With such design of the connection port capable of adjusting the connector angle, the thickness of the main body of the portable electronic device can be correspondingly reduced so as to meet the miniaturization trend of the portable electronic device.
- In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying figures are described in detail below.
- The accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification are incorporated herein to provide a further understanding of the invention. Here, the drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2A throughFIG. 2C are flowcharts of operating the connection port depicted inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 2C . -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrated an external connector plugged in the connector depicted inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of components of the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 6 is a partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 6 from another view angle. -
FIG. 8 is a side diagram illustrating the portable electronic device ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 6 from still another view angle. -
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2A throughFIG. 2C are flowcharts of operating the connection port depicted inFIG. 1 . Referring toFIG. 1 andFIG. 2A , a portableelectronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes amain body 110 and aconnection port 120. Themain body 110 has a containingcavity 112. Theconnection port 120 includes a supportingcomponent 122 and aconnector 124. The supportingcomponent 122 is slidably disposed at themain body 110, and theconnector 124 is disposed on the supportingcomponent 122. - The supporting
component 122 is adapted to slide between an accommodating position P1 illustrated inFIG. 2A and an operation position P2 illustrated inFIG. 2B relative to themain body 110. When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the accommodating position P1, theconnector 124 is contained in the containingcavity 112. When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the operation position P2, theconnector 124 is located out of the containingcavity 112, as shown inFIG. 2B . -
FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 2C . When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the operation position P2, the supportingcomponent 122 is adapted to rotate relative to themain body 110 so as to drive theconnector 124 to have a tilting angel relative to themain body 110, as shown inFIG. 2C andFIG. 3 .FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrated an external connector plugged in the connector depicted inFIG. 3 . When theconnector 124 tilts as illustrated inFIG. 3 , a user may plug anexternal connector 50 in the connector 124 (depicted inFIG. 3 ), as shown inFIG. 4 . - In the aforementioned disposition, the
connection port 120 drives theconnector 124 to be hidden in the containingcavity 112 of themain body 110 or to be moved out of the containingcavity 112 by the supportingcomponent 122. When the user does not use theconnection port 120, theconnector 124 on the supportingcomponent 122 is contained in themain body 110 in a proper angle, as shown inFIG. 2A , for having a smaller in height. When theconnection port 120 is to be used, theconnector 124 is moved out of themain body 110, as shown inFIG. 2B , to allow the supportingcomponent 122 to tilt, as shown inFIG. 2C , so that theconnector 124 tilts in an angle suitable for plugging theexternal connector 50. With such design of theconnection port 120 capable of adjusting the angle of theconnector 124, the thickness of themain body 110 of the portableelectronic device 100 can be correspondingly reduced so as to meet the miniaturization trend of the portable electronic device. - The portable
electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer (NB), and themain body 110 is a host of the NB. Theconnector 124 is, for example, an analog video signal transmission (D-sub) connector, and theexternal connector 50 is, for example, an analog video signal transmission (D-sub) joint. In other embodiments, the portableelectronic device 100 may be any other type of device, theconnector 124 and theexternal connector 50 may be any other type of connection interface, and the invention is not limited thereto. - Referring to
FIG. 2A , in detail, the supportingcomponent 124 of the present embodiment is slidably disposed at themain body 110 along a sliding direction D1. Theconnector 124 has a plugging direction D2. When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the accommodating position P1, the plugging direction D2 is perpendicular to the sliding direction D1, and a height H of theconnector 124 in the plugging direction D2 is smaller than a length L of theconnector 124 in the sliding direction D1. By containing theconnector 124 in themain body 110 as the plugging direction D2 is perpendicular to the sliding direction D1, theconnector 124 has a smaller in height H so as to reduce the thickness of themain body 110. When theconnector 124 is in the sate as illustrated inFIG. 2C , the plugging direction D2 of theconnector 124 tilts so that theconnector 124 is adapted to plug theexternal connector 50 along the plugging direction D2, as shown inFIG. 4 . - Referring to
FIG. 2A thoughFIG. 2C , in the present embodiment, themain body 110 is adapted to be placed on a surface S. When the supportingcomponent 124 is located at the operation position P2, the supportingcomponent 124 is adapted to rotate relative to themain body 110 or to tilt and slide relative to themain body 110 so as to lean against the surface S, as shown inFIG. 2C . Thus, theconnector 124 is driven to tilt from the surface S, and the position of theconnector 124 is steadily fixed with support of the surface S, so that theexternal connector 50 is plugged in theconnector 124, as shown inFIG. 4 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , in the present embodiment, the containingcavity 112 has anopening 112 a, theconnector 124 is moved in or out of the containingcavity 112 through the opening 112 a. The supportingcomponent 122 of the present embodiment has acovering plate 122 a. When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the accommodating position P1, the coveringplate 122 a covers the opening 112 a so that theconnector 124 is hidden in themain body 110. Accordingly, the portableelectronic device 100 can have a better appearance and protect theconnector 124 from being polluted by dust from the outside. When the supportingcomponent 122 is located at the accommodating position P1 and thecovering plate 122 a covers the opening 112 a, the coveringplate 122 a and themain body 110 are co-planar so that the portableelectronic device 100 has a better appearance. -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of components of the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 1 . Referring toFIG. 2A withFIG. 5 , in the present embodiment, theconnection port 120 further includes aflexible connection wire 126. Themain body 110 has acircuit board 114 therein. Thecircuit board 114 is, for example, a motherboard of the NB. Theconnection wire 126 is connected between theconnector 124 and thecircuit board 114 for signal transmission. When the supportingcomponent 124 is operated in the state as illustrated inFIG. 2B orFIG. 2C , theconnection wire 126 is adapted to be flexed with the supportingcomponent 124 sliding and tilting. With the flexible feature of theconnection wire 126, the electrical connection between theconnector 124 and thecircuit board 114 is maintained through theconnection wire 126 while the supportingcomponent 124 drives theconnector 124 to be operated. -
FIG. 6 is a partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 6 from another view angle.FIG. 8 is a side diagram illustrating the portable electronic device ofFIG. 6 . Referring toFIG. 6 throughFIG. 8 , a portableelectronic device 200 of the present embodiment, amain body 210 has a stoppingstructure 216. The stoppingstructure 216 is located in a containingcavity 212 of themain body 210. When a supportingcomponent 222 is located at an operation position P2′, as shown inFIG. 6 throughFIG. 8 , the supportingcomponent 222 leans against the stoppingstructure 216 to limit a tilting angle of the supportingcomponent 222. - In detail, the stopping
structure 216 has at least one slidingslot 216 a (illustrated as two), and the supportingcomponent 222 has a slidingportion 222 b. The slidingportion 222 b of the supportingcomponent 222 is slidably disposed in the slidingslot 216 a of the stoppingstructure 216 so that the supportingcomponent 222 is adapted to slide along the slidingslot 216 a by the slidingportion 222 b to be contained in the containingcavity 212 of themain body 210 or to be moved to the operation position P2′, as shown inFIG. 6 throughFIG. 8 . When the supportingcomponent 222 is located at the operation position P2′, the slidingportion 222 b leans against anend 216 b of the slidingslot 216 a, as shown inFIG. 7 , to limit the tilting angle of the supportingcomponent 222. Thus, as shown inFIG. 8 , the supportingcomponent 222 can not only steadily fix the position of theconnector 224 with support of a surface S′, but also increase the entire structure strength with interference of the stoppingstructure 216 and the slidingportion 222 b, so that the supportingcomponent 222 can bear the force applied from the user plugging an external connector to theconnector 224 -
FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the portable electronic device depicted inFIG. 6 from still another view angle. Referring toFIG. 9 , the supportingcomponent 222 of the present embodiment has aconcave slot 222 c. For a more convenient operation, the user can apply force on theconcave slot 222 c to drive the supportingcomponent 222. In other embodiments, a convex rid or any other suitable structure can be formed on the supportingcomponent 222 for the user to apply force in replacement with theconcave slot 222 c, and the present invention is not limited thereto. - To sum up, in the connection port of the present invention, the connector is driven by the supporting component to be either hidden in or moved out of the containing cavity of the main body. When the user does not use the connection port, the connector on the supporting component can be contained in the main body in a proper angle for having a smaller in height. When the connection port is to be used, the connector is again moved out of the main body to allow the supporting component to tilt, so that the connector tilts in an angle suitable for plugging an external connector. Accordingly, with such design of the connection port capable of adjusting the connector angle, the thickness of the main body of the portable electronic device can be correspondingly reduced so as to meet the miniaturization trend of the portable electronic device.
- Although the invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to one of the ordinary skill in the art that modifications to the described embodiment may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention will be defined by the attached claims not by the above detailed descriptions.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a main body, having a containing cavity; and
a connection port, comprising:
a supporting component, slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and sliding between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body; and
a connector, disposed on the supporting component and having a plugging direction, wherein the connector is contained in the containing cavity and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, and the connector is located out of the containing cavity and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body when the supporting component is located at the operation position.
2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the connector in the plugging direction is shorter than a length of the connector in the sliding direction when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is placed on a surface, and when the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component is rotated relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
4. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the containing cavity has an opening, the connector is moved in or out of the containing cavity through the opening, the supporting component has a covering plate, and the covering plate covers the opening when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
5. The portable electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the covering plate and the main body are co-planar.
6. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection port further comprises a connection wire, the main body has a circuit board therein, the connection wire is connected between the connector and the circuit board and flexed with the supporting component sliding and tilting.
7. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is placed on a surface, when the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component tilts and slides relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
8. A connection port, adapted to a portable electronic device comprising a main body having a containing cavity, the connection port comprising:
a supporting component, slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and sliding between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body; and
a connector, disposed on the supporting component and having a plugging direction, wherein the connector is contained in the containing cavity and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, and the connector is located out of the containing cavity and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body when the supporting component is located at the operation position.
9. The connection port according to claim 8 , wherein a height of the connector in the plugging direction is shorter than a length of the connector in the sliding direction when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
10. The connection port according to claim 8 , wherein the main body is placed on a surface, and when the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component tilts and slides relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
11. The connection port according to claim 8 , wherein the main body is placed on a surface, and when the supporting component is located at the operation position, the supporting component is rotated relative to the main body to lean against the surface so as to drive the connector to tilt from the surface.
12. The connection port according to claim 8 , wherein the containing cavity has an opening, the connector is moved in or out of the containing cavity through the opening, the supporting component has a covering plate, and the covering plate covers the opening when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position.
13. The connection port according to claim 12 , wherein when the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the covering plate and the main body are co-planar.
14. The connection port according to claim 8 , further comprising a connection wire, wherein the main body has a circuit board therein, and the connection wire is connected between the connector and the circuit board and flexed with the supporting component sliding and tilting.
15. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has a stopping structure located in the containing cavity, and the supporting component leans against the stopping structure to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component when the supporting component is located at the operation position.
16. The portable electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the stopping structure has at least one sliding slot, the supporting component has a sliding portion slidably disposed in the sliding slot, and when the supporting component is located at the operation position, the sliding portion leans against one end of the sliding portion so as to limit the tilting angle of the supporting component.
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