Mobile apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10564677-B2
Application number	US-201815869954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2018
Priority date	Jan 3, 2012
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

An electronic apparatus comprises a first body including a keyboard and an adaptor having protrusions and a second body including a display and a frame having recesses to receive the protrusions of the adaptor. The adaptor includes a first magnetic structure, a second magnetic structure, and a first electric contact portion disposed between the first and second magnetic structure. The second body includes a third magnetic structure disposed to magnetically attract the first magnetic structure and a fourth magnetic structure to magnetically attract the second magnetic structure to attach the first body to the second body. The second body includes a second electric contact portion to be in contact with the first electric contact portion when the first body is attached to the second body. The second body is rotatable with respect to the keyboard of the first body while the first body is attached to the second body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a first body including a keyboard and an adaptor having protrusions; and
a second body including a display and a frame having recesses to receive the protrusions of the adaptor, the frame having a length, a width, and a thickness,
wherein:
the adaptor includes a first magnetic structure, a second magnetic structure, and a first electric contact portion disposed between the first magnetic structure and the second magnetic structure;
the second body includes a third magnetic structure disposed to magnetically attract the first magnetic structure and a fourth magnetic structure disposed to magnetically attract the second magnetic structure, to attach the first body to the second body;
the second body includes, a second electric contact portion disposed to be in contact with the first electric contact portion when the first body is attached to the second body, the second body is rotatable with respect to the keyboard of the first body while the first body is attached to the second body;
the third magnetic structure is disposed in the frame; and
the third magnetic structure has a length longer than the thickness of the frame.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first magnetic structure having
a first magnet element having a first magnetic polarity,
a second magnet element having the first magnetic polarity, and
a third magnet element between the first magnet element and the second magnet element and having a second magnetic polarity opposite to the first magnetic polarity;
the third magnetic structure having a fourth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity; and
the first and third magnetic structures are configured with respect to each other so that the third magnet element of the first magnetic structure and the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure attract each other, the first magnet element of the first magnetic structure repels the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure, and the second magnet element of the first magnetic structure repels the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure, to align the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure with the third magnet element of the first magnetic structure, to thereby couple the first and second bodies together.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:
the second magnetic structure having
a fifth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity,
a sixth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity, and
a seventh magnet element between the fifth magnet element and the sixth magnet element, and having the second magnetic polarity;
the fourth magnetic structure having a eighth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity;
the second and fourth magnetic structures, and the first and second electric contact portions, are configured with respect to each other so that the first electric contact portion is on the adaptor between the first and second magnetic structures, the second electric contact portion is on the second body between the third and fourth magnetic structures, the seventh magnet element of the second magnetic structure and the eighth magnet element of the fourth magnetic structure attract each other, and the fifth magnet element of the second magnetic structure repels the eighth magnet element of the fourth magnetic structure, and the sixth magnet element of the second magnetic structure repels the eighth magnet element of the fourth magnetic structure, to align the eighth magnet element of the fourth magnetic structure with the seventh magnet element of the second magnetic structure, to thereby couple the first and second bodies together with the first electric contact portion connected to the second electric contact portion.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first magnetic polarity is N, and the second magnetic polarity is S.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first magnetic polarity is 8, and the second magnetic polarity is N.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adaptor supports the second body in a plurality of positions with respect to the first body.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of positions comprises a folded position or an unfolded position.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first body comprises:
a wireless communication module to wirelessly transmit the input received via the input device to the second body or an external electronic device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second body comprises:
a power controller adapted to supply an electrical power to the first body.

10. A mobile apparatus detachably mountable to an adaptor on an external device, the adaptor configured to rotate with respect to the external device and having protrusions, the mobile apparatus comprising:
a display;
a frame having recesses to receive the protrusions of the adaptor, the frame having a length, a width, and a thickness; and
wherein the adaptor includes a first magnetic structure and a second magnetic structure and a first electric contact portion which is disposed between the first magnetic structure and the second magnetic structure, and the mobile apparatus includes a third magnetic structure disposed to magnetically attract the first magnetic structure and a fourth magnetic structure disposed to magnetically attract the second magnetic structure, to attach the first body to the second body, the second body includes a second electric contact portion disposed to be in contact with the first electric contact portion when the mobile apparatus is attached to the external device,
the second body is rotatable with respect to the keyboard of the first body while the first body is attached to the second body, and
the third magnetic structure is disposed in the frame, and the third magnetic structure has a length longer than the thickness of the frame.

11. The mobile apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:
the first magnetic structure having
a first magnet element having a first magnetic polarity,
a second magnet element having the first magnetic polarity, and
a third magnet element between the first magnet element and the second magnet element and having a second magnetic polarity opposite to the first magnetic polarity;
the third magnetic structure having a fourth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity; and
the first and third magnetic structures are configured with respect to each other so that the third magnet element of the first magnetic structure and the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure attract each other, the first magnet element of the first magnetic structure repels the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure, and the second magnet element of the first magnetic structure repels the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure, to align the fourth magnet element of the third magnetic structure with the third magnet element of the first magnetic structure, to thereby couple the first and second bodies together.

12. The mobile apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the second magnetic structure having
a fifth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity,
a sixth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity, and
a seventh magnet element between the fifth magnet element and the sixth magnet element, and having the second magnetic polarity;
the fourth magnetic structure having a eighth magnet element having the first magnetic polarity;
the second and fourth magnetic structures, and the first and second electric contact portions, are configured with respect to each

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung-Won

Classifications

• H01R13/6205

  Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet · CPC title

• H01R35/025

  having a flexible conductor wound around a rotation axis · CPC title

• G06F1/1654 Primary

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

• G06F1/1669

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• H04M1/04

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title