Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11252829-B2
Application number	US-202017113125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2020
Priority date	Dec 13, 2019
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device includes a casing, a main circuit board, a detachable component and a flexible circuit board. The main circuit board is disposed in the casing. The main circuit board includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores data. The detachable component is disposed in the casing. The flexible circuit board includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a middle portion and a first detection loop, wherein the first detection loop is disposed at the first end portion and the middle portion. The first end portion is electrically connected to the main circuit board and the second end portion is fixed on the detachable component. When the detachable component is detached from the casing, the middle portion breaks, such that the first detection loop is cut off. When the first detection loop is cut off, the processor erases the data stored in the memory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a casing;
a main circuit board disposed in the casing, the main circuit board comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing data;
a detachable component disposed in the casing; and
a flexible circuit board comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, a middle portion and a first detection loop, the middle portion being located between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first detection loop being disposed at the first end portion and the middle portion, the first end portion being electrically connected to the main circuit board, the second end portion being fixed on the detachable component;
wherein when the detachable component is detached from the casing, the middle portion breaks, such that the first detection loop is cut off; when the first detection loop is cut off, the processor erases the data stored in the memory.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the middle portion is smaller than a width of the first end portion and smaller than a width of the second end portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the width of the middle portion is between 1 mm and 2 mm.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first end portion, the second end portion and the middle portion form an H-shape or a U-shape.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one hole is formed on at least one side of the middle portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a second detection loop, the second detection loop is disposed at the first end portion and the middle portion; when the detachable component is detached from the casing, the middle portion breaks, such that at least one of the first detection loop and the second detection loop is cut off; when at least one of the first detection loop and the second detection loop is cut off, the processor erases the data stored in the memory.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the detachable component is a touch panel.

Assignees

• Qisda Corp

Inventors

• Yang Hsueh-Chun

Classifications

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• H05K1/18

  structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K5/0208 Primary

  Interlock mechanisms; Means for avoiding unauthorised use or function, e.g. tamperproof · CPC title

• H05K1/0275 Primary

  Security details, e.g. tampering prevention or detection · CPC title

• H05K1/0277

  Bendability or stretchability details (H05K1/038, H05K3/4691 take precedence) · CPC title