Electronic device assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021223821-A1
Application number	US-202016905922-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 19, 2020
Priority date	Jan 17, 2020
Publication date	Jul 22, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device assembly is provided, including an electronic device body and a detachable lens module. The electronic device body has a housing and a first joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is disposed on the housing. The detachable lens module is detachably assembled onto the housing and has a second joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is joined to the second joining unit to electrically connect the detachable lens module to the electronic device body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device assembly comprising:
an electronic device body having a housing and a first joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is disposed on the housing; and a detachable lens module detachably assembled onto the housing and having a second joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is joined to the second joining unit to electrically connect the detachable lens module to the electronic device body.

2 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device body is a notebook computer or a tablet computer.

3 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first joining unit comprises a plurality of pads exposed from a surface of the housing.

4 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 3 , wherein an electroplating layer is provided on the plurality of pads, and the electroplating layer is of the same color as the housing.

5 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the second joining unit comprises a plurality of metal domes.

6 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 3 , further comprising a pair of magnets, wherein one of the pair of magnets is disposed in the housing, the other of the pair of magnets is disposed in the detachable lens module, and the detachable lens module is fixed to the housing through magnetic attraction between the pair of magnets.

7 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a plurality of open holes, the first joining unit has a plurality of contacts disposed corresponding to the plurality of open holes, the second joining unit has a plurality of spring needles, and the plurality of spring needles are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of open holes to contact the plurality of contacts.

8 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a recess, the first joining unit is a port disposed in the recess, the second joining unit is gold fingers, and the second joining unit is inserted into the recess to be joined to the first joining unit.

9 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the detachable lens module has a tongue part, and the tongue part and the second joining unit are located on opposite sides of the detachable lens module.

10 . The electronic device assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further has an accommodation slot, and the accommodation slot is configured to accommodate the detachable lens module when the detachable lens module is not in use.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Wang Yu-Shih
• Huang Yi-Ta
• Liu Chih-Chun
• Ling Cheng-Nan
• Tai Wen-Chieh
• Lai Chi-Hung
• Lee Wu-Chen
• Lin Pin-Chueh
• Liao Chih-Wei
• Pai Ting-Wen
• Chen Wen-Chieh

Classifications

• G06F1/1626

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

• G06F1/1607 Primary

  Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  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