Connector assembly for an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10345865-B2
Application number	US-201715414862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

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. An apparatus, comprising:
a computing device base used to convert a tablet into a laptop-type computing device, the computing device base includes a scoop, wherein the scoop comprises a concave partially cylindrical section substantially extending along the length of one side of the computing device base suitable for receiving a barrel portion extending along a side edge of a computing device, wherein the computing device base includes a computer keyboard and at least a first concave metallic partial band integrated within the scoop, the first concave metallic partial band comprising a rib segment; and, at least a first wiping contact on a first side of the rib segment, wherein the wiping contact is capable of receiving a power signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the barrel portion is comprised by a computing device and comprises a similar diameter and length as the scoop.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rib segment protrudes out from the surface of the first concave metallic partial band.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first concave metallic partial band is at least partially magnetic.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the rib segment further comprises at least a first tooth protruding out of the rib segment.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first tooth protruding out of a location at the center of the rib segment.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wiping contact is electrically isolated from a remaining portion of the rib segment.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a casing to be capable of a rotational motion around an axis of the barrel portion when the barrel portion is located in the scoop.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a casing which includes a flat portion to house a display.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the keyboard is disposed on a first side of the computing device base, the first side including the scoop.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the scoop causes the keyboard to tilt in relationship to a flat surface in response to the computing device base being placed on the flat surface with the keyboard facing up.

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

• G06F1/16 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · 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

• G06F21/34

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

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title