Electronic apparatus having a base

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016282909-A1
Application number	US-201615000045-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 19, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a base and an electronic device. The base includes a first main body and at least one first connection portion. The first connection portion includes a rotating component, and the rotating component is pivoted to the first main body and has a driven portion and a positioning portion. The electronic device includes a second main body and at least one second connection portion. The second connection portion includes an elastic component and a positioning trench. The elastic component is connected to the second main body, and the positioning trench is formed on the second main body. When the base supports the electronic device so that the first connection portion is aligned to the second connection portion, the elastic component pushes the driven portion such that the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a base, comprising a first main body and at least one first connection portion, wherein the first connection portion comprises a rotating component, the rotating component is pivoted to the first main body and has a driven portion and a positioning portion; and an electronic device, comprising a second main body and at least one second connection portion, wherein the second connection portion comprises an elastic component and a positioning trench, the elastic component is connected to the second main body, the positioning trench is formed on the second main body, when the base supports the electric device so that the first connection portion is aligned to the second connection portion, the elastic component pushes the driven portion, such that the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench.

2 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotating component has a pivoting portion and is pivoted to the first main body via the pivoting portion, wherein the pivoting portion is located between the driven portion and the positioning portion.

3 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the rotating component has a connecting portion, the connecting portion is composed of a magnetic material or the connecting portion comprises a magnetic component, the connecting portion is connected between the pivoting portion and the positioning portion, the second connection portion comprises another magnetic component, the another magnetic component is disposed in the second main body, when the first connection portion is aligned to the second connection portion, a magnetic attraction force between the another magnetic component and the connecting portion drives the rotating component to rotate.

4 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the another magnetic component is disposed between the elastic component and the positioning trench.

5 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second connection portion comprises an accommodating trench, the accommodating trench is formed in the second main body and accommodates at least a portion of the elastic component.

6 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elastic component comprises an elastic portion and a propping portion, the elastic portion is connected between the second main body and the propping portion, the propping portion is adapted to prop the driven portion.

7 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning trench has a contact surface therein, the positioning portion has another contact surface, when the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench, the another contact surface of the positioning portion is inclined and leans against the contact surface in the positioning trench.

8 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion is composed of a magnetic material or the positioning portion comprises a magnetic component.

9 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first connection portion comprises another magnetic component, the another magnetic component is disposed in the first main body and aligned to the positioning portion, and the positioning portion is adapted to be restricted via a magnetic attraction force between the another magnetic component and the positioning portion.

10 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second connection portion comprises another magnetic component, the another magnetic component is disposed in the second main body and aligned to the positioning trench, and the positioning portion is adapted to be restricted via a magnetic attraction force between the another magnetic component and the positioning portion.

11 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion has a bottom side and a top side opposite to each other, an outer diameter of the positioning portion decreases gradually from the bottom side to the top side.

12 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning trench has an opening end, the positioning portion is adapted to be engaged into the positioning trench from the opening end, an inner diameter of the positioning trench decreases gradually from the opening end to an inside of the positioning trench.

13 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion has two first inclined surfaces opposite to each other, the positioning trench has two second inclined surfaces opposite to each other therein, inclinations of the two first inclined surfaces and inclinations of the two second inclined surfaces are the same respectively, when the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench, the two first inclined surfaces lean against the two second inclined surfaces respectively.

14 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the positioning portion has at least one recess on each of the two first inclined surfaces.

15 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first main body has a first leaning surface adjacent to the first connection portion, the second main body has a second leaning surface adjacent to the second connection portion, when the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench, the first leaning surface leans against the second leaning surface.

16 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion has a first aligning micro structure thereon, the positioning trench has a second aligning micro structure therein, when the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench, the first aligning micro structure leans against the second aligning micro structure.

17 . An electronic device, connected with a base to form an electronic apparatus, the electronic device comprising:
a main body and at least one connection portion, wherein the connection portion comprises an elastic component and a positioning trench, the elastic component is connected to the main body, and the positioning trench is formed on the main body; wherein when the electronic device and the base are connected, the elastic component pushes a rotating component of the base, such that a positioning portion of the rotating component is engaged into the positioning trench of the electronic device.

18 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the connection portion comprises an accommodating trench, the accommodating trench is formed in the main body and accommodates at least a portion of the elastic component.

19 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the elastic component comprises an elastic portion and a propping portion, the elastic portion is connected between the main body and the propping portion, and the propping portion is adapted to prop the rotating component.

20 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the positioning trench has a contact surface therein, when the positioning portion is engaged into the positioning trench, the positioning portion leans against the contact surface in the positioning trench.

21 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the connection portion comprises a magnetic component, the magnetic component is disposed in the main body and aligned to the positioning trench, and the positioning portion is adapted to be restricted via a magnetic attraction force

Assignees

• Tzou Jyh-Chyang
• Yeh Hsin
• Weng Chia-Shin
• Lan wei-hao
• Lin Tsai-Yu
• Chu Yuan-Ping
• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Tzou Jyh-Chyang
• Yeh Hsin
• Weng Chia-Shin
• Lan wei-hao
• Lin Tsai-Yu
• Chu Yuan-Ping

Classifications

• G06F1/1632

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• G06F3/0202

  Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

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

• G06F1/1626 Primary

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

• G06F1/1675 Primary

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