Protection device capable of rotatably supporting a portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016011630-A1
Application number	US-201414551086-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2014
Priority date	Jul 10, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A protection device includes a cladding cover and a folding cover. A portable electronic device is detachably disposed on the cladding cover. The cladding cover includes a first connector and a first combining portion. The first connector includes a first joint and a second joint. The first joint contacts a first terminal set of the portable electronic device since the portable electronic device is disposed on the cladding cover. The folding cover includes a second terminal set and a second combining portion. The second terminal set contacts the second joint since the cladding cover is assembled with the folding cover. The first/second combining portions are respectively disposed around the first/second terminal sets. The second combining portion is rotatably combined with the first combining portion so that the cladding cover is switched relative to the folding cover between a first position and a second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A protection device capable of rotatably supporting a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a first terminal set, the protection device comprising:
a cladding cover whereon the portable electronic device is detachably disposed, the cladding cover comprises:
a first combining portion; and
a first connector disposed inside the first combining portion, the first connector comprising a first joint and a second joint opposite to each other, the first joint being adapted to contact the first terminal set when the cladding cover supports the portable electronic device; and
a folding cover, comprising:
a first body;
a second body foldably connected to the first body;
a second combining portion disposed on the first body, the second combining portion being adapted to rotatably combine with the first combining portion so that the cladding cover is at least switched between a first position and a second position relative to the folding cover;
a second terminal set disposed inside the second combining portion and being adapted to contact the second joint when the folding cover is assembled with the cladding cover; and
a second connector disposed on the second body and electrically connected to the second terminal set.

2 . The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the second terminal set comprises at least one terminal, the at least one terminal comprises a first point, a second point and a connecting section, two ends of the connecting section are respectively connected to the first point and the second point, the second joint contacts the first point since the cladding cover is switched to the first position, and further contacts the second point since the cladding cover is switched to the second position.

3 . The protection device of claim 2 , wherein the second terminal set further comprises an isolating layer wherefrom the first point and the second point protrude, the connecting section protrudes from or is embedded in the isolating layer.

4 . The protection device of claim 2 , wherein the second terminal set further comprises a rotary center, a first connecting direction between the first point and the rotary center is different from a second connecting direction between the second point and the rotary center.

5 . The protection device of claim 4 , wherein the first connecting direction is substantially perpendicular to the second connecting direction.

6 . The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the folding cover further comprises a transmission cable stretched between the first body and the second body, two ends of the transmission cable are respectively connected to the second connector and the second terminal set.

7 . The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first combining portion and the second combining portion respectively comprises an annular slot and a hook, the hook is slidably engaged inside the annular slot.

8 . The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first connector further comprises a resilient component and a tube, the resilient component is disposed inside the tube, the first joint and the second joint are respectively disposed on two ends of the resilient component and partly protrude from the tube.

9 . The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a first wedging portion, the cladding cover further comprises a second wedging portion wedged with the first wedging portion in a structurally deformable manner.

10 . The protection device of claim 9 , wherein the first wedging portion and the second wedging portion respectively are a sunken slot and a protrusion.

11 . A protection device capable of rotatably supporting a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a first terminal set, the protection device comprising:
a cladding cover whereon the portable electronic device is detachably disposed, the cladding cover comprises:
a first combining portion; and
a first connector disposed inside the first combining portion, the first connector comprising a second joint;
a third connector electrically connected to the first connector and being adapted to contact the first terminal set when the cladding cover supports the portable electronic device; and
a folding cover, comprising:
a first body;
a second body foldably connected to the first body;
a second combining portion disposed on the first body, the second combining portion being adapted to rotatably combine with the first combining portion so that the cladding cover is at least switched between a first position and a second position relative to the folding cover;
a second terminal set disposed inside the second combining portion and being adapted to contact the second joint when the folding cover is assembled with the cladding cover; and
a second connector disposed on the second body and electrically connected to the second terminal set.

12 . The protection device of claim 11 , wherein the second terminal set comprises at least one terminal, the at least one terminal comprises a first point, a second point and a connecting section, two ends of the connecting section are respectively connected to the first point and the second point, the second joint contacts the first point since the cladding cover is switched to the first position, and further contacts the second point since the cladding cover is switched to the second position.

13 . The protection device of claim 12 , wherein the second terminal set further comprises an isolating layer wherefrom the first point and the second point protrude, the connecting section protrudes from or is embedded in the isolating layer.

14 . The protection device of claim 12 , wherein the second terminal set further comprises a rotary center, a first connecting direction between the first point and the rotary center is different from a second connecting direction between the second point and the rotary center.

15 . The protection device of claim 14 , wherein the first connecting direction is substantially perpendicular to the second connecting direction.

16 . The protection device of claim 11 , wherein the folding cover further comprises a transmission cable stretched between the first body and the second body, two ends of the transmission cable are respectively connected to the second connector and the second terminal set.

17 . The protection device of claim 11 , wherein the first connector further comprises a resilient component and a tube, the resilient component is disposed inside the tube, the second joint is disposed on an end of the resilient component and partly protrudes from the tube.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Fei-Ta
• Lo Hsiang-Ho
• Chuang Shih-Jung
• Chen Chih-Ta
• Wang yao-wei

Classifications

• G06F1/1675 Primary

  Miscellaneous details related to the relative movement between the different enclosures or enclosure parts · CPC title

• G06F1/1622

  with enclosures rotating around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define or with ball-joint coupling, e.g. PDA with display enclosure orientation changeable between portrait and landscape by rotation with respect to a coplanar body enclosure · CPC title