Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9433111-B2
Application number	US-201313955278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2013
Priority date	Aug 28, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A display apparatus comprises a main body including a touch screen disposed on a front surface thereof; an accessory unit rotatably disposed with respect to the main body; a connecting rod disposed in a side surface of one of the main body and the accessory unit; and a connecting channel disposed in a side surface of the other of the accessory unit and the main body, the connecting channel being formed so that the connecting rod is inserted in or separated from the connecting channel in a lengthwise direction thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a main body including a touch screen disposed on a front surface thereof;
an accessory unit rotatably disposed with respect to the main body;
a connecting rod disposed in a side surface of the main body parallel to the side surface of the main body; and
a connecting channel disposed to project in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the accessory unit from a portion of the front surface of the accessory unit adjacent to a side surface of the accessory unit and formed in an arc shape to surround the connecting rod and parallel to a side surface of the accessory unit, the connecting channel being formed so that the connecting rod is inserted in or separated from the connecting channel in a lengthwise direction thereof,
wherein the connecting rod is disposed to be spaced apart from the side surface of the main body by a pair of fixing members formed on the side surface of the main body.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the connecting rod has a circular cross-section, and
the connecting channel has an arc cross-section corresponding to the circular cross-section.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the connecting rod and the connecting channel are formed to generate a friction force that can support a weight of the main body when the connecting rod is inserted into the connecting channel.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
a top portion of the connecting channel has an opening so that the pair of fixing members can pass through the connecting channel, and
the connecting channel comprises a front portion and a rear portion that are formed to pass through a gap between the connecting rod and the side surface of the main body or the accessory unit.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
a length of the connecting channel is shorter than a distance between the pair of fixing members.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
opposite ends of the connecting rod are formed to be inserted into the connecting channel,
the front surface of the main body faces the front surface of the accessory unit when the connecting rod is inserted in the connecting channel from a first end of the connecting rod, and
a rear surface of the main body faces the front surface of the accessory unit when the connecting rod is inserted in the connecting channel from a second end of the connecting rod.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
at least one contact point to electrically connect the main body and the accessory unit is provided between the connecting rod and the connecting channel.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the main body comprises a tablet PC, and
the accessory unit comprises a keyboard.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein
a rechargeable battery is disposed in the accessory unit.

10. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein
at least one USB port and at least one memory slot are disposed in the accessory unit.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a male connector disposed in a side of the connecting channel and spaced apart from the connecting channel, and
a female connector disposed in each of the opposite ends of the connecting rod and separately connected to the male connector.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
a digitizer pen is detachably disposed in an end of the connecting rod.

13. A tablet PC comprising:
a main body including a touch screen disposed on a front surface thereof; and
a connecting rod disposed in a side surface of the main body parallel to the side surface of the main body and spaced apart a predetermined distance from the side surface,
wherein the connecting rod can be inserted into a connecting channel projecting in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of a keyboard and formed in an arc shape to surround the connecting rod on the front surface of the keyboard, and the connecting channel comprises an opening formed in a top portion of the connecting channel.

14. The tablet PC of claim 13 , wherein
the connecting rod is fixed to the side surface of the main body by a pair of fixing members.

15. The tablet PC of claim 14 , wherein
the connecting rod has the same length as the main body; and
the pair of fixing members are disposed to fix opposite end portions of the connecting rod.

16. A keyboard apparatus comprising:
an accessory unit including a keyboard disposed on a front surface thereof; and
a connecting channel disposed to project from an end of the front surface of the accessory unit and formed parallel to the keyboard, the connecting channel comprising an opening formed in a top portion of the connecting channel,
wherein a connecting rod disposed in a side surface of a tablet PC can be removably inserted into the connecting channel, and the connecting channel projects in a direction perpendicular to the keyboard and is formed in an arc shape to surround the connecting rod.

17. The keyboard apparatus of claim 16 , wherein
the connecting rod has a circular cross-section, and
the connecting channel has an arc cross-section corresponding to the circular cross-section.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Myung Ji-Eun

Classifications

• 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

• G06F1/1669 Primary

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• G06F1/1683

  for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling · CPC title

• G06F2200/1632

  Pen holder integrated in the computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

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