Portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10114425-B2
Application number	US-201715840095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 23, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A portable electronic device comprises a body, a stationary magnetic element and a base. The stationary magnetic element is disposed at a periphery of the first groove. The connecting element of the base is disposed on the bottom plate of the base and including a second engaging surface and a second groove. An opening of the second groove is formed on the second engaging surface. The rotatable magnetic element is pivotally connected with the second groove. One end of the rotatable magnetic element can rotate in/out the second groove. When a distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface is less than a predetermined value and the opening of the first groove faces to the opening of the second groove, the rotatable magnetic element is attracted by the stationary magnetic element to rotate out of the second groove and get into the first groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a body, including a first engaging surface and a first groove, and an opening of the first groove is formed at the first engaging surface;
a stationary magnetic element, disposed at a periphery of the first groove; and
a base, including:
a bottom plate;
a connecting element, disposed on the bottom plate and including a second engaging surface and a second groove, and the opening of the second groove is formed on the second engaging surface;
a rotatable magnetic element, pivotally connected with the second groove, wherein one end of the rotatable magnetic element is adapted to rotate out or rotate in the second groove, when a distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface is less than a predetermined value, and the opening of the first groove faces to the opening of the second groove, the rotatable magnetic element is attracted by the stationary magnetic element to rotate out of the second groove and get into the first groove; and
an auxiliary magnetic element disposed on the other end of the rotatable magnetic element configured such that the other end of the rotatable magnetic element rotates toward the second groove under a magnetic repulsion force between the auxiliary magnetic element and the rotatable magnetic element.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the body includes a plurality of the first grooves, the stationary magnetic element is disposed at the periphery of each of the first grooves, the connecting element of the base includes a plurality of the second grooves, the rotatable magnetic element is pivotally connected with each of the second grooves.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein when the distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface is less than the predetermined value, and when the first groove faces to the second groove, the other end of the rotatable magnetic element rotates toward the second groove.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the portable electronic device further includes at least one positioning magnetic element configured at the peripheral of one end of the second groove relative to the other end connecting with the rotatable magnetic element, one magnetic pole of the positioning magnetic element is positioned adjacent to an opposite magnetic pole of the auxiliary magnetic element, and the other magnetic pole of the positioning magnetic element is positioned far away the auxiliary magnetic element.

5. The portable electronic device according to the claim 1 , further comprising at least one positioning magnetic element configured at a peripheral of one end of the second groove relative to the one end of connecting with the rotatable magnetic element.

6. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a body, including a first engaging surface and a first groove, wherein an opening of the first groove is formed at the first engaging surface;
a rotatable magnetic element, pivotally connected with the first groove, wherein one end of the rotatable magnetic element is adapted to rotate out or rotate in the first groove; and
a base, including:
a bottom plate;
a connecting element, disposed on the bottom plate and including a second engaging surface and a second groove, and the opening of the second groove is formed on the second engaging surface;
a stationary magnetic element, disposed at a periphery of the second groove, when a distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface is less than a predetermined value and the opening of the first groove faces to the opening of the second groove, the rotatable magnetic element is attracted by the stationary magnetic element to rotate out of the first groove and get into the second groove; and
an auxiliary magnetic element disposed on the other end of the rotatable magnetic element configured such that the other end of the rotatable magnetic element rotates toward the second groove under a magnetic repulsion force between the auxiliary magnetic element and the rotatable magnetic element.

7. The portable electronic device according to the claim 6 , wherein the body includes a plurality of the first grooves, the rotatable magnetic element is connected with each of the first grooves, the connecting element of the base includes a plurality of the second grooves, the stationary magnetic element is disposed at the periphery of each of the second grooves.

8. The portable electronic device according to the claim 7 , wherein when the distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface is less than the predetermined value, and when the first groove faces to the second groove, the other end of the rotatable magnetic element rotates toward the first groove.

9. The portable electronic device according to the claim 8 , wherein the portable electronic device further includes at least one positioning magnetic element configured at the peripheral of one end of the first groove relative to the other end connecting with the rotatable magnetic element, one magnetic pole of the positioning magnetic element is positioned adjacent to an opposite magnetic pole of the auxiliary magnetic element, and the other magnetic pole of the positioning magnetic element is positioned far away the auxiliary magnetic element.

10. The portable electronic device according to the claim 6 , further comprising at least one positioning magnetic element configured at a peripheral of one end of the first groove relative to the one end connecting with the rotatable magnetic element.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Lam Jack
• Chen Yung-Hsiang

Classifications

• G06F1/1681 Primary

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• G06F1/1669

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

  the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F1/1632

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title