External locking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11352818-B2
Application number	US-201916537589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2019
Priority date	Feb 24, 2017
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

An external locking device is mounted on a holder. An operation member of the holder is moved between a first position where the operation member is substantially flush with an exterior of the holder and a second position where the operation member protrudes from the exterior. A first electronic device is detached from the holder when the operation member moved to the second position. The external locking device includes a locking member, a shaft member that rotates to a locking position during locking of the locking member and rotates to an unlocking position during unlocking of the locking member, and a moving member. When the shaft member is located at the locking position, the moving member moves to a space where the operation member is to be located at the second position. When the shaft member is located at the unlocking position, the moving member retreats from the space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An external locking device mounted on a holder of a second electronic device, the holder being detachably attached with a first electronic device,
the holder including an operation member for detaching the first electronic device from the holder,
the operation member being moved between a first position where the operation member is substantially flush with an exterior of the holder and a second position where the operation member protrudes from the exterior of the holder,
the holder causing the first electronic device to be detached from the holder when the operation member is operated to move from the first position to the second position,
the external locking device comprising:
a locking member;
a shaft member that rotates to a locking position during locking of the locking member and rotates to an unlocking position during unlocking of the locking member; and
a moving member coupled to the shaft member,
wherein
when the shaft member is located at the locking position, the moving member moves to a space where the operation member is to be located at the second position, and
when the shaft member is located at the unlocking position, the moving member retreats from the space.

2. The external locking device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation member is disposed at an end of the holder in a longitudinal direction of the holder and moves parallel to the longitudinal direction,
the first position is a position where the operation member is substantially flush with the exterior of the end of the holder,
the second position is a position where the operation member protrudes from the exterior of the end of the holder in the longitudinal direction, and
the external locking device is mounted on the end of the holder.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mori Takeshi
• Teramoto Ryusuke

Classifications

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F1/1679

  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

• G06F1/1613

  for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202) · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

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