Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11157046-B2
Application number	US-202016845188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2020
Priority date	Aug 19, 2019
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a main body, having a recess;
a display unit pivotally connected to the main body, wherein the display unit is rotatable between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the 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, wherein 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;
wherein when the movable member is pushed by an external force to move from an 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;
wherein when the cover is in the open position and the display unit rotates relative to the main body to the folded position, the display unit is parallel to the main body, the cover is located between the display unit and the main body, and a gap is formed between the cover and the display unit.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a stylus detachably received in the recess.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the main body further has a protrusion located in the recess, and the stylus contacts the protrusion when received in the recess.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the main body further has two depressed portions, and the protrusion is located between the two depressed portions.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover is pivotally connected to the main body.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the biasing member comprises a spring.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a resilient element connected to the main body and the movable member, wherein when the external force is released, the resilient element exerts an elastic force to move the movable member back to the initial position, and the direction of the elastic force is opposite the direction of the external force.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable member has a button portion and an extending portion connected to each other, the button portion is exposed to a surface of the main body, and the magnetic element is disposed on the extending portion, wherein the extending portion faces the cover when the cover is in the closed position.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Pai Ting-Wen
• Tai Wen-Chieh
• Ling Cheng-Nan
• Liu Chih-Chun
• Wang Yu-Shih

Classifications

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F2200/1632

  Pen holder integrated in the computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1679 Primary

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title