U.S. patent application number 12/249959 was filed with the patent office on 2009-11-19 for display module capable of adjusting location of an opening of an electronic device.
Invention is credited to Chih-Shiun Wu.
Application Number | 20090284903 12/249959 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41315933 |
Filed Date | 2009-11-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090284903 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wu; Chih-Shiun |
November 19, 2009 |
DISPLAY MODULE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING LOCATION OF AN OPENING OF AN
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Abstract
A display module includes a display device, a chest, and a
linkage device. A first opening is formed at a display side of the
display device. The chest includes a case, an electronic device
installed inside the case, a frame fixed to the case and disposed
at a side of the electronic device, and a chassis pivotally
connected to a first guide rail of the frame. The electronic device
has a second opening. The chassis is used for holding the
electronic device. The linkage device pivots at the chassis and is
fixed to the case and the display device. The linkage device is
used for driving the chassis to move along the first guide rail of
the frame when the first opening rotates to a first location so
that the second opening moves to a second location corresponding to
the first location accordingly.
Inventors: |
Wu; Chih-Shiun; (Taipei
County, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 506
MERRIFIELD
VA
22116
US
|
Family ID: |
41315933 |
Appl. No.: |
12/249959 |
Filed: |
October 12, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
361/679.01 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/1601 20130101;
G06F 1/181 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
361/679.01 |
International
Class: |
H05K 7/00 20060101
H05K007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
May 19, 2008 |
TW |
097208697 |
Claims
1. A display module capable of adjusting a location of an opening
of an electronic device, the display module comprising: a display
device, a first opening being formed at a display side of the
display device; a chest disposed at a side of the display device
opposite to the display side, the chest comprising: a case; an
electronic device installed inside the case, the electronic device
having a second opening corresponding to the first opening; a frame
fixed to the case and disposed at a side of the electronic device,
the frame having a first guide rail; and a chassis pivotally
installed in the first guide rail of the frame for holding the
electronic device; and a linkage device pivotally connected to the
chassis and fixed to the case and the display device for driving
the chassis to move along the first guide rail of the frame when
the first opening of the display device rotates to a first location
so as to move the second opening of the electronic device to a
second location corresponding to the first location.
2. The display module of claim 1, wherein the display device is a
liquid crystal display (LCD).
3. The display module of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is
an optical disk drive.
4. The display module of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is
a card reading drive.
5. The display module of claim 1, wherein the chest further
comprises a screw fixed to the chassis and pivotally connected to
the frame for allowing the chassis to move along the first guide
rail of the frame.
6. The display module of claim 1, wherein the linkage device is a
rotating shaft mechanism.
7. The display module of claim 6, wherein the linkage device
comprises: a rotating shaft; a first fixing base pivotally
connected to the rotating shaft; a second fixing base disposed
through the rotating shaft and fixed to the case of the chest; a
third fixing base pivotally connected to the chassis and connected
to the first fixing base and the display device for driving the
chassis when the first opening of the display device rotates to the
first location so as to move the second opening of the electronic
device to the second location; and at least one positioning part
disposed through the rotating shaft for providing the first fixing
base with friction force so as to position the second opening at
the second location.
8. The display module of claim 7, wherein the first location and
the second location substantially have the same horizontal
height.
9. The display module of claim 7, wherein the positioning part is a
friction pad.
10. The display module of claim 7, wherein the linkage device
further comprises a screw fixed to the chassis and pivotally
connected to the third fixing base for allowing the chassis to
rotate relative to the third fixing base.
11. The display module of claim 7, wherein the linkage device
further comprises at least one screw nut locked on the rotating
shaft for adjusting the friction force provided from the
positioning part.
12. The display module of claim 6, wherein the linkage device
comprises: a rotating shaft; a first fixing base pivotally
connected to the rotating shaft and connected to the display
device; a second fixing base disposed through the rotating shaft
and fixed to the case of the chest; a third fixing base pivotally
connected to the chassis and connected to the display device for
driving the chassis when the first opening of the display device
rotates to the first location so as to move the second opening of
the electronic device to the second location; and at least one
positioning part disposed through the rotating shaft for providing
the first fixing base with friction force so as to position the
second opening at the second location.
13. The display module of claim 12, wherein the first location and
the second location substantially have the same horizontal
height.
14. The display module of claim 12, wherein the positioning part is
a friction pad.
15. The display module of claim 12, wherein the linkage device
further comprises a screw fixed to the chassis and pivotally
connected to the third fixing base for allowing the chassis to
rotate relative to the third fixing base.
16. The display module of claim 12, wherein the linkage device
further comprises at least one screw nut locked on the rotating
shaft for adjusting the friction force provided from the
positioning part.
17. The display module of claim 1, wherein the linkage device
comprises: a rotating shaft mechanism comprising: a rotating shaft;
a first fixing base pivotally connected to the rotating shaft and
connected to the display device; and a second fixing base disposed
through the rotating shaft and fixed to the case of the chest; a
first connecting rod disposed through the rotating shaft; a second
connecting rod pivotally connected to the chassis and the first
connecting rod for driving the chassis with the rotation of the
first connecting rod so as to move the second opening of the
electronic device to the second location; and at least one
positioning part disposed through the rotating shaft for providing
the first fixing base and the first connecting rod with friction
force so as to position the second opening at the second
location.
18. The display module of claim 17, wherein the first location and
the second location substantially have the same horizontal
height.
19. The display module of claim 17, wherein the positioning part is
a friction pad.
20. The display module of claim 17, wherein the frame further has a
second guide rail, and the linkage device further comprises a screw
fixed to the chassis and pivotally connected to the second
connecting rod for allowing the chassis to move along the second
guide rail of the frame.
21. The display module of claim 17, wherein the linkage device
further comprises a screw fixed to the first connecting rod and
pivotally connected to the second connecting rod for allowing the
first connecting rod to rotate relative to the second connecting
rod.
22. The display module of claim 17, wherein the rotating shaft
mechanism further comprises at least one screw nut locked on the
rotating shaft for adjusting the friction force provided from the
positioning part.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a display module, and more
specifically, to a display module capable of adjusting a location
of an opening of an electronic device.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] With rapid development of electronic technology, a variety
of integrated electronic products are manufactured accordingly. An
LCD-PC is one of the most representative examples among these
integrated electronic products. The so-called LCD-PC involves
integrating all components in a computer mainframe, such as a CPU,
a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and so forth, into an LCD.
Therefore, the LCD-PC has advantages of reducing space occupied by
the computer mainframe and being easy to carry.
[0005] As configuration space of the LCD-PC is limited, a common
configuration for a disk drive installed in the LCD-PC, such as an
optical disk drive or a card reading drive, is to dispose the disk
drive in a side of the LCD-PC. In such a configuration, an
insertion opening of the disk drive is located at the side of the
LCD-PC. However, since the user can not see the insertion opening
directly, the said configuration may make it difficult for a user
to insert a storage medium (such as an optical disk) into the
insertion opening of the disk drive through an opening of the
LCD-PC smoothly, and therefore the surface of the storage medium
may be scratched easily. Another configuration is disposal of the
disk drive at a display side of the LCD-PC. In this configuration,
the insertion opening of the disk drive is located at the display
side of the LCD-PC. However, when the user adjusts a display angle
of an LCD screen of the LCD-PC, this configuration may cause a
problem that an opening of the LCD-PC cannot be aligned with the
insertion opening of the disk drive. Thus, the storage medium can
not be inserted into the insertion opening through the opening
since the opening and the insertion opening cannot be aligned with
each other. If the said configuration is changed to enlarge the
opening of the LCD-PC to make sure that the storage medium may be
inserted into the insertion opening through the opening, appearance
quality may be reduced accordingly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The present invention provides a display module capable of
adjusting a location of an opening of an electronic device, the
display module comprising a display device, a first opening being
formed at a display side of the display device; a chest disposed at
a side of the display device opposite to the display side
comprising a case; an electronic device installed inside the case,
the electronic device having a second opening corresponding to the
first opening; a frame fixed to the case and disposed at a side of
the electronic device, the frame having a first guide rail; and a
chassis pivotally connected to the first guide rail of the frame
for holding the electronic device; and a linkage device pivotally
connected to the chassis and fixed to the case and the display
device for driving the chassis to move along the first guide rail
of the frame when the first opening of the display device rotates
to a first location so as to move the second opening of the
electronic device to a second location corresponding to the first
location.
[0007] These and other objectives of the present invention will no
doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after
reading the following detailed description of the preferred
embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram of a display module
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 2 is an exploded diagram of the chest and the linkage
device in FIG. 1.
[0010] FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged diagram of the display module
in FIG. 1.
[0011] FIG. 4 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 1 rotates an
angle clockwise relative to the chest.
[0012] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 1 rotates an
angle counterclockwise relative to the chest.
[0013] FIG. 6 is a perspective diagram of a display module
according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 7 is an exploded diagram of the chest and the linkage
device in FIG. 6.
[0015] FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged diagram of the display module
in FIG. 6.
[0016] FIG. 9 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 6 rotates an
angle clockwise relative to the chest.
[0017] FIG. 10 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 6 rotates an
angle counterclockwise relative to the chest.
[0018] FIG. 11 is a perspective diagram of a display module
according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 12 is an exploded diagram of the chest and the linkage
device in FIG. 11.
[0020] FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged diagram of the display module
in FIG. 11.
[0021] FIG. 14 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 11 rotates an
angle clockwise relative to the chest.
[0022] FIG. 15 is a partial perspective diagram of the display
device and the chest after the display device in FIG. 11 rotates an
angle counterclockwise relative to the chest.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram of a
display module 10 according to a first embodiment of the present
invention. The display module 10 comprises a display device 12, a
chest 14, and a linkage device 16. A first opening 20 is formed at
a display side 18 of the display device 12. The display device 12
may be an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The chest 14 is disposed at
a side of the display device 12 opposite to the display side 18.
Next, please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is an exploded diagram of the
chest 14 and the linkage device 16 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2,
the chest 14 comprises a case 22 (as shown in FIG. 1), an
electronic device 24, a frame 26, and a chassis 28. The electronic
device 24 is installed inside the case 22. The electronic device 24
has a second opening 30 corresponding to the first opening 20 of
the display device 12. The electronic device 24 may be a disk
drive, such as an optical disk drive, a card reading drive, and so
forth. The frame 26 is fixed to the case 22 and disposed at a side
of the electronic device 24. The frame 26 has a first guide rail
32. The chassis 28 is used for holding the electronic device 24. As
shown in FIG. 2, the chest 14 further comprises a first screw 34.
The first screw 34 is fixed to the chassis 28 and pivots at the
frame 26 for allowing the chassis 28 to move along the first guide
rail 32 of the frame 26. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the linkage
device 16 pivots at the chassis 28 and is fixed to the case 22 and
the display device 12. In this embodiment, the linkage device 16
may be a rotating shaft mechanism. The linkage device 16 comprises
a rotating shaft 36, a first fixing base 38, a second fixing base
40, a second screw 42, a third fixing base 44, and at least one
positioning part 46. The first fixing base 38 pivots at the
rotating shaft 36. The second fixing base 40 is disposed through
the rotating shaft 36 and fixed to the case 22 of the chest 14 (as
shown in FIG. 1). The second screw 42 is fixed to the chassis 28
and pivots at the third fixing base 44 for allowing the chassis 28
to rotate relative to the third fixing base 44. The first fixing
base 38 and the third fixing base 44 are fixed to the display
device 12 in a stacking and locking manner. That is, the first
fixing base 38 and the third fixing base 44 move with the display
device 12 together. The positioning part 46 is disposed through the
rotating shaft 36. The positioning part 46 is used for providing
friction force to the first fixing base 38. In this embodiment, the
positioning part 46 may be a friction pad. Furthermore, as shown in
FIG. 2, the linkage device 16 further comprises a screw nut 48. The
screw nut 48 is locked to the rotating shaft 36 for adjusting the
friction force provided from the positioning part 46.
[0024] Next, more detailed description for the display device 12,
the chest 14, and the linkage device 16 is provided as follows.
Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged
diagram of the display module 10 in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a partial
perspective diagram of the display device 12 and the chest 14 after
the display device 12 in FIG. 1 rotates an angle clockwise relative
to the chest 14. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, when the user
pushes the display device 12 to rotate from a location shown in
FIG. 3 to a location shown in FIG. 4 clockwise, the first opening
20 of the display device 12 may rotate to a location shown in FIG.
4 relative to the rotating shaft 36. At the same time, the third
fixing base 44 and the first fixing base 38 may also rotate
relative to the rotating shaft 36 with the rotation of the display
device 12, since the third fixing base 44 of the linkage device 16
is connected to the first fixing base 38 and the display device 12.
Further, the third fixing base 44 pivots at the chassis 28 (as
shown in FIG. 2), and the chassis 28 may move along the first guide
rail 32 of the frame 26. Therefore, when the first opening 20 of
the display device 12 rotates to a location shown in FIG. 4
relative to the rotating shaft 36, the third fixing base 44 may
drive the chassis 28 to slide in the first guide rail 32 and rotate
relative to the first guide rail 32 at the same time for moving the
second opening 30 of the electronic device 24 to a location shown
in FIG. 4. After the first opening 20 of the display device 12 and
the second opening 30 of the electronic device 24 move from the
locations shown in FIG. 3 to the locations shown in FIG. 4
respectively, the first opening 20 and the second opening 30 may be
positioned at the locations shown in FIG. 4 via the friction force
provided from the positioning part 46. As shown in FIG. 4, the
positioned locations of the first opening 20 and the second opening
30 have the same horizontal height. To summarize, even though the
user pushes the display device 12 to rotate clockwise relative to
the chest 14 so as to cause the first opening 20 of the display
device 12 to shift to the location shown in FIG. 4, the display
module 10 still may drive the second opening 30 to move to the
location shown in FIG. 4 via the connection of the third fixing
base 44 and the display device 12 and thereby cause the first
opening 20 and the second opening 30 to be located at the same
horizontal height. In such a manner, the prior art problem may be
solved, since the first opening 20 may be aligned with the second
opening 30 at the same horizontal height via the aforementioned
mechanism. Similarly, even if the user pushes the display device 12
to rotate counterclockwise relative to the chest 14 (as shown in
FIG. 5), the display module 10 may still utilize the connection of
the third fixing base 44 and the display device 12 to align the
second opening 30 to the first opening 20 that is shifted a
distance accordingly, so that the said storage medium may be
inserted smoothly into the second opening 30 through the first
opening 20.
[0025] Next, please refer to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a perspective
diagram of a display module 50 according to a second embodiment of
the present invention. The display module 50 comprises a display
device 52, a chest 54, and a linkage device 56. A first opening 60
is formed at a display side 58 of the display device 52. The
display device 52 may be an LCD. The chest 54 is disposed a side of
the display device 52 opposite to the display side 58. Next, please
refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an exploded diagram of the chest 54 and
the linkage device 56 in FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the chest 54
comprises a case 62 (As shown in FIG. 1), an electronic device 64,
a frame 66, and a chassis 68. The electronic device 64 is installed
inside the case 62. The electronic device 64 has a second opening
70 corresponding to the first opening 60 of the display device 52.
The electronic device 64 may be a disk drive, such as an optical
disk drive, a card reading drive, and so forth. The frame 66 is
fixed to the case 62 and disposed a side of the electronic device
64. The frame 66 has a first guide rail 72. The chassis 68 is used
for holding the electronic device 64. As shown in FIG. 7, the chest
54 further comprises a first screw 74. The first screw 74 is fixed
to the chassis 68 and pivots at the frame 66 for allowing the
chassis 68 to move along the first guide rail 72 of the frame 66.
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the linkage device 56 pivots at the
chassis 68 and fixed to the case 62 and the display device 52. In
this embodiment, the linkage device 56 may be a rotating shaft
mechanism. The linkage device 56 comprises a rotating shaft 76, a
first fixing base 78, a second fixing base 80, a second screw 82, a
third fixing base 84, and at least one positioning part 86. The
first fixing base 78 pivots at the rotating shaft 76. The second
fixing base 80 is disposed through the rotating shaft 76 and fixed
to the case 62 of the chest 54 (as shown in FIG. 7). The second
screw 82 is fixed to the chassis 68 and pivots at the third fixing
base 84 for allowing the chassis 68 to rotate relative to the third
fixing base 84. The third fixing base 84 is connected to the
display device 52. That is, the third fixing base 84 moves with the
display device 52 together. The positioning part 86 is disposed
through the rotating shaft 76. The positioning part 86 is used for
providing friction force to the first fixing base 78. In this
embodiment, the positioning part 86 may be a friction pad.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7, the linkage device 56 further
comprises a screw nut 88. The screw nut 88 is locked to the
rotating shaft 76 for adjusting the friction force provided from
the positioning part 86.
[0026] Next, more detailed description for the display device 52,
the chest 54, and the linkage device 56 is provided as follows.
Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged
diagram of the display module 50 in FIG. 6. FIG. 9 is a partial
perspective diagram of the display device 52 and the chest 54 after
the display device 52 in FIG. 6 rotates an angle clockwise relative
to the chest 54. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, when the user
pushes the display device 52 to rotate from a location shown in
FIG. 8 to a location shown in FIG. 9 clockwise, the first opening
60 of the display device 52 may rotate to a location shown in FIG.
9 relative to the rotating shaft 76. At the same time, the third
fixing base 84 may also rotate relative to the rotating shaft 76
with the rotation of the display device 52 since the third fixing
base 84 of the linkage device 56 is connected to the display device
52. Further, as mentioned above, the third fixing base 84 pivots at
the chassis 28 (as shown in FIG. 7), and the chassis 68 may move
along the first guide rail 72 of the frame 66. Therefore, when the
first opening 60 of the display device 52 rotates to the location
shown in FIG. 9 relative to the rotating shaft 76, the third fixing
base 84 may drive the chassis 68 to slide in the first guide rail
72 and rotate relative to the first guide rail 72 at the same time
for moving the second opening 70 of the electronic device 64 to the
location shown in FIG. 9. After the first opening 60 of the display
device 52 and the second opening 70 of the electronic device 64
move from the locations shown in FIG. 9 to the locations shown in
FIG. 4 respectively, the first opening 60 and the second opening 70
may be positioned at the locations shown in FIG. 9 via the friction
force provided from the positioning part 86. As shown in FIG. 9,
the positioned locations of the first opening 60 and the second
opening 70 have the same horizontal height. To summarize, even
though the user pushes the display device 52 to rotate clockwise
relative to the chest 54 so as to shift the first opening 60 to the
location shown in FIG. 9, the display module 50 still may drive the
second opening 70 to move to the location shown in FIG. 9 via the
connection of the third fixing base 84 and the display device 52
and thereby cause the first opening 60 and the second opening 70 to
be located at the same horizontal height. In such a manner, the
prior art problem may be solved since the first opening 60 may be
aligned with the second opening 70 at the same horizontal height
via the aforementioned mechanism. Similarly, even if the user
pushes the display device 52 to rotate counterclockwise relative to
the chest 54 (as shown in FIG. 10), the display module 50 may still
utilize the connection of the third fixing base 84 and the display
device 52 to align the second opening 70 to the first opening 60
that is shifted a distance accordingly, so that the said storage
medium may be inserted smoothly into the second opening 70 through
the first opening 60.
[0027] Finally, please refer to FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is a perspective
diagram of a display module 100 according to the third embodiment
of the present invention. The display module 100 comprises a
display device 102, a chest 104, and a linkage device 106. A first
opening 110 is formed at a display side 108 of the display device
102. The display device 102 may be an LCD. The chest 104 is
disposed at a side of the display device 102 opposite to the
display side 108. Next, please refer to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is an
exploded diagram of the chest 104 and the linkage device 106 in
FIG. 11. As shown in FIG. 12, the chest 104 comprises a case 112
(As shown in FIG. 11), an electronic device 114, a frame 116, and a
chassis 118. The electronic device 114 is installed inside the case
112. The electronic device 114 has a second opening 120
corresponding to the first opening 110 of the display device 102.
The electronic device 114 may be a disk drive, such as an optical
disk drive, a card reading drive, and so forth. The frame 116 is
fixed to the case 112 and is disposed at a side of the electronic
device 114. The frame 116 has a first guide rail 122 and a second
guide rail 124. The chassis 118 is used for holding the electronic
device 114. As shown in FIG. 12, the chest 104 further comprises a
first screw 126. The first screw 126 is fixed to the chassis 118
and pivots at the frame 116 for allowing the chassis 118 to move
along the first guide rail 122 of the frame 116. As shown in FIG.
11 and FIG. 12, the linkage device 106 pivots at the chassis 118
and fixed to the case 112 and the display device 102. In this
embodiment, the linkage device 106 comprises a rotating shaft
mechanism 128, a first connecting rod 130, a second connecting rod
132, and at least one positioning part 134. The rotating mechanism
128 comprises a rotating shaft 136, a first fixing base 138, and a
second fixing base 140. The first fixing base 138 pivots at the
rotating shaft 136 and is connected to the display device 102. That
is, the first fixing base 138 and the rotating shaft 136 moves with
the display device 102 together. The second fixing base 140 is
disposed through the rotating shaft 136 and fixed to the case 112
of the chest 104 (as shown in FIG. 11). The first connecting rod
130 is disposed through the rotating shaft 136. The second
connecting rod 132 pivots at the chassis 118 and the first
connecting rod 130. The second connecting rod 132 is used for
driving the chassis 118 with the rotation of the first connecting
rod 130. The positioning part 134 is disposed through the rotating
shaft 76. The positioning part 134 is used for providing friction
force to the first connecting rod 130, the rotating shaft 136, and
the first fixing base 138 so that the first connecting rod 130, the
rotating shaft 136, and the first fixing base 138 may rotate with
the display device 102 together. In this embodiment, the
positioning part 134 may be a friction pad. Furthermore, as shown
in FIG. 12, the linkage device 106 further comprises a screw nut
142, a second screw 144, and a third screw 146. The screw nut 142
is locked on the rotating shaft 136 for adjusting the friction
force provided from the positioning part 134. The second screw nut
144 is fixed to the first connecting rod 130 and pivots at the
second connecting rod 132 for allowing the first connecting rod 130
to rotate relative to the second connecting rod 132. The third
screw 146 is fixed to the chassis 118 and pivots at the second
connecting rod 132 for allowing the chassis 118 to move along the
second guide rail 124 of the frame 116.
[0028] More detailed description for the display device 102, the
chest 104, and the linkage device 106 is provided as follows.
Please refer to FIG. 13 and FIG. 14. FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged
diagram of the display module 100 in FIG. 11. FIG. 14 is a partial
perspective diagram of the display device 102 and the chest 104
after the display device 102 in FIG. 11 rotates an angle clockwise
relative to the chest 104. As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, when
the user pushes the display device 102 to rotate from a location
shown in FIG. 13 to a location shown in FIG. 14 clockwise, the
first opening 110 of the display device 102 may rotate to a
location shown in FIG. 14 relative to the rotating shaft 136
accordingly. At the same time, with the rotation of the display
device 102, the first fixing base 138 may also rotate the rotating
shaft 136 and the first connecting rod 130 together by the friction
force provided from the positioning part 134 since the first fixing
base 138 of the linkage mechanism 128 is connected to the display
device 102 and disposed through the rotating shaft 136 and the
first connecting rod 130 is disposed through the rotating shaft
136, and therefore the second connecting rod 132 is driven to move.
Further, as mentioned above, the second connecting rod 132 pivots
at the chassis 118 and the chassis 118 may move along the first
guide rail 122 of the frame 116. Therefore, when the first opening
110 of the display device 102 rotates to the location shown in FIG.
14 relative to the rotating shaft 136, the second connecting rod
132 may drive the chassis 118 to slide and rotate relative to first
guide rail 122 and the second guide rail 124 at the same time for
moving the second opening 120 of the electronic device 114 to the
location shown in FIG. 14. After the first opening 110 of the
display device 102 and the second opening 120 of the electronic
device 114 move to the locations shown in FIG. 14 respectively, the
first opening 110 and the second opening 120 may be positioned at
the locations shown in FIG. 14 via the friction force provided from
the positioning part 134. And as shown in FIG. 14, the positioned
locations of the first opening 110 and the second opening 120 have
the same horizontal height. To summarize, even though the user
pushes the display device 102 to rotate clockwise relative to the
chest 104 so as to shift the first opening 110 to the location
shown in FIG. 14, the display module 110 may still drive the second
opening 120 to move to the location shown in FIG. 14 via the
connection of the linkage device 106 and the display device 102 and
thereby cause the first opening 110 and the second opening 120 to
be located at the same horizontal height. In such a manner, the
prior art problem may be solved since the first opening 110 may be
aligned with the second opening 120 at the same horizontal height
via the aforementioned mechanism. Similarly, even if the user
pushes the display device 102 to rotate counterclockwise relative
to the chest 104 (as shown in FIG. 15), the display module 100 may
still utilize the connection of the linkage device 106 and the
display device 102 to align the second opening 120 to the first
opening 110 that is shifted a distance accordingly so that the said
storage medium may be inserted smoothly into the second opening 120
through the first opening 110.
[0029] Furthermore, when the second connecting rod 132 of the
linkage device 106 pushes the chassis 118 to reach the top end or
the bottom end of the second guide rail 124, the first connecting
rod may start to run idly relative to the rotating shaft 136 since
the friction force between the rotating shaft 136 and the first
connecting rod 130 is less than the fixing force between the frame
116 and the case 112. As a result, the chassis 118 may be
positioned at the position corresponding to the top end or the
bottom end of the second guide rail 124. In other words, the
rotating angle range of the chassis 118 is limited via the said
structure design.
[0030] Compared with the prior art, in which a disk drive is
disposed at a side of an LCD-PC or an opening of the LCD-PC is
enlarged to make sure that a storage medium can be inserted
smoothly into an insertion opening of an electronic device through
the opening, the display module of the present invention disposes
the opening at a display side of the LCD-PC instead for allowing
the user to insert the storage medium into the disk drive smoothly
and quickly. Furthermore, the display module of the present
invention may solve the said problem that the opening is shifted a
distance relative to the insertion opening of the disk drive
accordingly when the user adjusts a display angle of an LCD screen
of the LCD-PC. Therefore, the display module of the present
invention may increase the convenience in use and the appearance
quality of the LCD-PC at the same time.
[0031] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous
modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made
while retaining the teachings of the invention.
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