Acer Inc.

Ting-Wen Pai

Chih-Chun Liu

Yu-Shih Wang

Wen-Chieh Tai

Cheng-Nan Ling

Yi-Ta Huang

Wu-Chen Lee

Chi-Hung Lai

Chih-Wei Liao

Pin-Chueh Lin

Wen-Chieh Chen

Yan-Lin Kuo

Han-Tsung Shen

Chien-Yuan Chen

Hung-Jen Su

Dong-Sheng Wu

A hinge mechanism is provided, including a connecting unit, a hinge unit, and a locking element. The connecting unit has a connecting member and a tubular member. The tubular member is disposed on the connecting member. The hinge unit has a first member, a second member, a shaft, and a rod. The shaft pivotally connects the first member to the second member. The rod is affixed to the second member. The rod extends into the tubular member and has a slot. The locking element is fastened through the tubular member and joined in the slot.

Electronic device and hinge mechanism thereof

An electronic device assembly is provided, including an electronic device body and a detachable lens module. The electronic device body has a housing and a first joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is disposed on the housing. The detachable lens module is detachably assembled onto the housing and has a second joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is joined to the second joining unit to electrically connect the detachable lens module to the electronic device body.

Electronic device assembly

A touch pad structure, including a casing having an opening, a touch pad disposed in the opening, an actuating component swingingly disposed in the casing, a switch, and a supporting plate detachably disposed in the casing, is provided. The touch pad has a fulcrum end connected to the casing and a free end opposite thereto. The actuating component is disposed corresponding to the free end and has a fulcrum portion, a first contacting portion, and a second contacting portion. The first contacting portion is located between the fulcrum portion contacting the touch pad and the second contacting portion. The switch is disposed at the free end and located between the touch pad and the first contacting portion. The supporting plate is disposed corresponding to the free end. The actuating component is located between the supporting plate and the switch. The first or second contacting portion abuts against the supporting plate.

Touch pad structure

A foldable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a flexible display disposed on the first and the second bodies, a hinge assembly connected between the first and the second bodies, an extension chain assembly, and a linkage is provided. The first and the second bodies are rotated relatively to be unfolded or folded via the hinge assembly. An end of the linkage and an end of the extension chain assembly are pivoted together and coupled to the first body in a sliding and pivoting manner. Another end of the linkage is pivoted to the hinge assembly, and another end of the extension chain assembly is pivoted to the second body. In a transforming process between the folded and the unfolded states, an extension traveling of the extension chain assembly compensates a size difference of the flexible display between the folded and the unfolded states.

Foldable electronic device

An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a cover movably connected to the main body, a biasing element connected to the cover and the main body, a movable member movably disposed on the main body, and a magnetic element disposed on the movable member. When the cover is located in a closed position relative to the main body, the cover is attracted by the magnetic element and restricted in the closed position. When the movable member is pushed by an external force to move from its initial position to a first position, the movable member and the magnetic element separate from the cover, and the biasing element drives the cover to move from the closed position to an open position.

Electronic device

An expansion device includes a supporting base and a hub. The supporting base includes a bottom portion, a supporting portion, and an electrical connection port. The supporting portion is connected to the bottom portion and has an insert slot. The electrical connection port is disposed at the bottom portion. The hub is slidably disposed within the supporting portion and is located between the bottom portion and the insert slot. The hub includes a first electrical connection element and a second electrical connection element facing away from the first electrical connection element. The first electrical connection element is electrically connected to the electrical connection port, and the second electrical connection element extends into the insert slot. Another expansion device is also provided.

Expansion device

A touch pad structure includes a first casing, a second casing, a touch pad, an elastic element, a button, and an adjusting element. The first casing has an opening and is disposed on the second casing. The touch pad is disposed in the opening. The touch pad has a pivot portion and a movable portion. The pivot portion is pivoted to the first casing. A side of the movable portion facing the second casing is provided with a trigger. The elastic element is located between the first casing and the second casing. The elastic element has a first end and a second end. The button is aligned to the trigger and abuts against the first end of the elastic element. The adjusting element rotatably and movably penetrates through the second casing and is aligned to the button. The adjusting element abuts against the second end of the elastic element.

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