Connector assembly for an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10152093-B2
Application number	US-201715414806-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computing device, comprising:
a casing including a barrel portion, wherein the barrel portion is at least partially cylindrical and substantially extending along a length of one side of the casing; and
a first metallic ring, wherein the first metallic ring is aligned and integrated with the barrel portion, the first metallic ring including a side surface having a width, the side surface width comprising a distance from the outward facing surface at the first metallic ring's diameter to an inward facing surface of the metallic ring;
wherein at least a portion of the first metallic ring side surface comprises a power contact; a second metallic ring, wherein the second metallic ring is aligned and integrated with the barrel portion, and wherein the first metallic ring is disposed in a location near the second metallic ring, the relative positions of the first and second metallic ring to define a first slot between the two rings to provide access to at least a location within the diameter of the barrel portion, wherein the first slot to provide external access to the first metallic ring side surface power contact; a computing device base including a scoop, wherein the scoop is a concave partially cylindrical section of a similar diameter and length as the barrel portion, and wherein at least a first concave metallic partial band is integrated with the scoop; and wherein the first and second metallic rings and the first concave metallic partial band to magnetically attach in response to the barrel portion being placed in the scoop at a location where the first metallic ring is adjacent to the first metallic partial band.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ring side surface power contact is electrically isolated from a remaining portion of the first metallic ring.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ring side surface power contact is electrically isolated from the computing device casing.

4. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the side surface power contact to provide power from the computing device casing in response to an external metallic wiping contact establishing contact with the side surface power contact.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first concave metallic partial band further comprises a rib segment protruding out from the surface of the band.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the rib segment further comprises at least a first wiping contact on a first side of the rib segment, wherein the first wiping contact is capable of receiving a power signal.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the first wiping contact is electrically isolated from a remaining portion of the rib segment.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein in response to the rib segment entering the first slot, the wiping contact to physically contact a portion of the metallic ring side surface power contact.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the barrel portion to be capable of a rotational motion around an axis of the barrel portion when the barrel portion is located in the scoop.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the wiping contact to maintain a sliding contact with the metallic ring side surface power contact through all capable barrel portion rotational locations in the scoop.

11. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device casing further includes a flat portion to house a display.

12. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device base further includes a keyboard on a first side, the first side including the scoop.

13. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the barrel portion is wider than a thickness of the flat portion.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Sharma Sameer
• Satzger Douglas
• Amit Gadi
• Hoshino Yoshikazu
• Harber Chadwick
• Clifton Daniel
• Houdek Ii Philip J
• Moiseyenko Stanislav
• Jauvtis Nathan Isaiah

Classifications

• G06F1/1669 Primary

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title

• G06F21/34

  involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards · CPC title

• G06F1/1633

  Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626 · CPC title

• G06F1/16 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title