Detachable touch notebook computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9612624-B2
Application number	US-201414459554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2014
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a detachable touch notebook computer, which comprises a touch tablet, a connector, and a keyboard dock. The connector has an interlocking structure and a latch, at which the interlocking structure is pivoted. The keyboard dock has a positioning member disposed at the latch. Thereby, the touch tablet can be disposed on the keyboard dock and forming the touch notebook computer. According to the touch notebook computer of the present disclosure, the interlocking structure is driven by rotating the touch tablet. Then the interlocking structure drives the latch to move, enabling the positioning member to come off from the latch and thus detaching the touch tablet from the keyboard dock.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A detachable touch notebook computer, comprising:
a keyboard dock;
a positioning member, pivoted on one side of said keyboard dock;
a touch tablet, assembled on said keyboard dock, having an accommodating recess, and said accommodating recess having an activation part;
a connector, having a first end and a second end, said first end pivoted in said accommodating recess of said touch tablet and having an interlocking structure, and said interlocking structure having a driving part corresponding to said activation part; and
a latch, disposed at said second end of said connector, connected with said interlocking structure, and said positioning member disposed at said latch;
wherein said accommodating recess includes two first pivot parts on the sidewalls of both sides, respectively; said activation part is located between said two first pivot parts; said first end of said connector includes at least a second pivot part; and said second pivot part is interlocked with one of said two first pivot parts;
wherein said touch tablet rotates with respect to said connector; said activation part presses against said driving plate of said driving part; said driving part drives said interlocking structure, said interlocking structure drives said latch; said positioning member detaches from said latch; and said touch tablet detaches from said keyboard dock.

2. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 1 , wherein said connector comprises a connecting body, having a first surface and a second surface, said second surface facing said touch tablet, and said interlocking structure disposed on said second surface.

3. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein said interlocking structure comprises:
a first linkage, disposed on said second surface, having a driving end and a first pivot end, said driving part located at said driving end and disposed at said first end of said connecting body, said first pivot end facing said second end of said connecting body, and said first linkage inclining with respect to a central line of said connecting body; and
a second linkage, disposed on said second surface, having a second pivot end and a third pivot end, said latch pivoted at said third pivot end and located at said second end of said connecting body, said second pivot end facing said first end of said connecting body and pivoted at said first pivot end, and said second linkage inclining with respect to said central line of said connecting body.

4. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein said latch comprises:
a latch body, perpendicular to said second surface of said connecting body, having a positioning part, and said positioning member disposed at said positioning part; and
a pivot plate disposed perpendicular to said latch body, and pivoted at said third pivot end of said second linkage.

5. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 4 , and further comprising:
a first pivot member, pivoted at said first pivot end of said first linkage and said second pivot end of said second linkage; and
a second pivot member, pivoted at said third pivot end of said second linkage and said pivot plate of said latch.

6. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 5 , and further comprising:
a first limiting structure, disposed on said second surface of said connecting body, having extension direction parallel with a first direction, said first pivot member disposed at said first limiting structure, and said first limiting structure confining said first pivot member to move in said first direction.

7. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 6 , and further comprising:
a second limiting structure, disposed on said second surface of said connecting body, having extension direction parallel with a second direction, said second pivot member disposed at said second limiting structure, and said second limiting structure confining said second pivot member to move in said second direction.

8. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 4 , wherein said positioning member comprises a positioning body having at least a positioning hook disposed at said positioning part of said latch body.

9. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 8 , wherein said keyboard dock includes at least a third pivot part on one side; said positioning body includes at least a fourth pivot part; and said third pivot part is pivoted at said fourth pivot part.

10. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 8 , wherein said connecting body includes a carrying part at said second end of said connecting body; and said carrying part is located below said latch and carries said latch body.

11. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 10 , wherein said carrying part includes a carrying body, having at least a hole corresponding said positioning part, located between said positioning member and said latch body, and said positioning hook passing said hole and disposed at said positioning part of said latch body.

12. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 11 , wherein said carrying body includes a guiding groove and said latch body is disposed in said guiding groove.

13. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 12 , wherein said connecting body includes at least a blocking part at said second end; and said blocking part is located on said guiding groove and against said latch body.

14. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 4 , wherein said activation part includes an activation plate; said driving part includes a driving plate; said touch tablet rotates with respect to said connector; the angle between said touch tablet and connector is greater than 90 degrees; said activation plate presses against said driving plate; said driving plate drives said first linkage to move towards a first direction; said first linkage drive said second pivot end of said second linkage to move towards said first direction; said second linkage rotates with respect to said first linkage; said third pivot end of said second linkage drives said latch to move towards a second direction; and said positioning member detaches from said latch.

15. The detachable touch notebook computer of claim 1 , and further comprising:
a recovery member, connecting said connecting body and said latch.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Yang Ching-Pin
• Liu Che-Wen

Classifications

• G06F1/162

  changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user · CPC title

• G06F1/1669 Primary

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title