Supporting base and computer system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016349801-A1
Application number	US-201514842839-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2015
Priority date	May 25, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A supporting base suitable for a computer device is provided. The computer device has a device fitting portion. The supporting base includes a main body and a connection interface. The connection interface includes a housing and a first moving element. The housing is connected to the main body and has an opening. The first moving element is movably disposed in the housing and has a base fitting portion. The base fitting portion protrudes out from the housing through the opening to be engaged with the device fitting portion of the computer device. A computer system having said supporting base and said computer device is also provided herein.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A supporting base suitable for a computer device, the computer device having a device fitting portion, the supporting base comprising:
a main body; and a connection interface, comprising:
a housing, connected to the main body and having an opening; and
a first moving element, movably disposed in the housing and having a base fitting portion, wherein the base fitting portion protrudes out from the housing through the opening of the housing to be engaged with the device fitting portion of the computer device.

2 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the housing is pivoted to the main body.

3 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the main body has a standard keyboard and a touchpad.

4 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the computer device further has a device magnetic element, and the connection interface further comprises:
an interface magnetic element, fixed to the first moving element, wherein a magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the device magnetic element moves the first moving element relative to the housing, so that the base fitting portion protrudes out from the housing through the opening of the housing to be engaged with the device fitting portion of the computer device.

5 . The supporting base as recited in claim 4 , wherein the connection interface further comprises:
a housing magnetic element, fixed to the housing, wherein when the magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the device magnetic element is released, a magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the housing magnetic element moves the first moving element relative to the housing, so that the base fitting portion returns back into the housing through the opening of the housing.

6 . The supporting base as recited in claim 5 , wherein the device magnetic element and the interface magnetic element are magnetizing elements, and the housing magnetic element is a magnetized element.

7 . The supporting base as recited in claim 4 , wherein the number of the device magnetic element is a plurality, the number of the interface magnetic element is a plurality, the interface magnetic elements magnetically attract the device magnetic elements, respectively, and polarities of two adjacent interface magnetic elements are different, so that one of the device magnetic elements magnetically attracts the corresponding device magnetic element while being mutually magnetically repulsive with another device magnetic element adjacent to the corresponding device magnetic element.

8 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the base fitting portion returned back into the housing seals the opening and is flush with the opening.

9 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connection interface further comprises:
a pair of second moving elements, movably disposed in the housing, wherein the first moving element further has two pairs of first skew planes, and each of the second moving elements has a pair of second skew plane; and a pair of biasing elements, disposed between the housing and the pair of the second moving elements to move the pair of second moving elements relative to the housing, so as to ensure that each pair of the first skew planes is respectively abutted against the corresponding pair of second skew planes.

10 . The supporting base as recited in claim 9 , wherein each of the biasing elements is an elastic element, and the elastic element is disposed between the housing and the corresponding second moving element.

11 . The supporting base as recited in claim 9 , wherein each of the biasing elements comprises a pair of magnetizing elements, the pair of magnetizing elements is respectively fixed at the computer device and the corresponding second moving element, and a magnetic repulsion between each pair of magnetizing elements moves the corresponding second moving element relative to the housing, so as to ensure that each pair of first skew planes is respectively abutted against the corresponding pair of second skew planes.

12 . The supporting base as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connection interface further comprises:
a second moving element, movably disposed in the housing, wherein the first moving element further has a pair of first skew planes, and the second moving element has a pair of second skew planes; and a biasing element, disposed between the housing and the second moving element to move the second moving element relative to the housing, so as to ensure that the pair of first skew planes is respectively abutted against the pair of second skew planes.

13 . The supporting base as recited in claim 12 , wherein the biasing element is an elastic element, and the elastic element is disposed between the housing and the second moving element.

14 . The supporting base as recited in claim 12 , wherein the biasing element comprises a pair of magnetizing elements, the pair of magnetizing elements is respectively fixed at the computer device and the second moving element, and a magnetic repulsion between the pair of magnetizing elements moves the second moving element relative to the housing so as to ensure that the pair of first skew planes is respectively abutted against the pair of second skew planes.

15 . A computer system, comprising:
a computer device, having a device fitting portion; and a supporting base, comprising:
a main body; and
a connection interface, comprising:
a housing, connected to the main body and having an opening; and
a first moving element, movably disposed in the housing and having a base fitting portion, wherein the base fitting portion protrudes out from the housing through the opening of the housing to be engaged with the device fitting portion of the computer device.

16 . The computer system as recited in claim 15 , wherein the housing is pivoted to the main body.

17 . The computer system as recited in claim 15 , wherein the main body has a standard keyboard and a touchpad.

18 . The computer system as recited in claim 15 , wherein the computer device further has a device magnetic element, and the connection interface further comprises:
an interface magnetic element, fixed to the first moving element, wherein a magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the device magnetic element moves the first moving element relative to the housing, so that the base fitting portion protrudes out from the housing form the opening of the housing to be engaged with the device fitting portion of the computer device.

19 . The computer system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the connection interface further comprises:
a housing magnetic element, fixed to the housing, wherein when the magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the device magnetic element is released, a magnetic attraction between the interface magnetic element and the housing magnetic element moves the first moving element relative to the housing, so that the base fitting portion returns back into the housing through the opening of the housing.

20 . The computer system as recited in claim 19 , wherein the device magnetic element and the interface magnetic element are magnetizing elements, and the housing magnetic element is a magnetized element.

21 . The computer system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the number of the device magnetic element is a plurality, the number of the interface magnetic e

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Liang Chen-Yi
• Chen Hung-Chih
• Chen Chun-Chien

Classifications

• G06F1/1616 Primary

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F1/169

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033) · CPC title

• G06F1/1662 Primary

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title

• G06F1/1669

  Detachable keyboards · 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