Accessory

• US 10,139,857 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2017
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Dooyul
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Anthony Q
• Application Number:
  US15/605,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20170344058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 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 Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

An accessory includes a main body including a communication module that is configured to communicate with a predetermined network, and a container including a main body-coupling portion that is located at an upper portion of the container and configured to separably couple to the main body. The main body includes an upper edge extending along a circumference of a first predetermined figure, and the container includes a lower edge extending along a circumference of a third predetermined figure. Based on the main body being coupled to the container, one of the upper edge of the main body and the lower edge of the container is located closer to a central axis passing the main body in a vertical direction than the other of the upper edge of the main body and the lower edge of the container.

Claims

1. An accessory comprising:

a main body including a communication module that is configured to communicate with a predetermined network; and

a container including a main body-coupling portion that is located at an upper portion of the container and configured to separably couple to the main body,

wherein the main body includes an upper edge extending along a circumference of a first predetermined figure,

wherein the container includes a lower edge extending along a circumference of a third predetermined figure, and

wherein, based on the main body being coupled to the container, one of the upper edge of the main body and the lower edge of the container is located closer to a central axis passing the main body in a vertical direction than the other of the upper edge of the main body and the lower edge of the container.

2. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the container further includes an upper edge extending along a circumference of a fourth predetermined figure, and

wherein the upper edge of the container is located closer to the central axis than the lower edge of the container.

3. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a battery disposed within the main body at an eccentric position offset from the central axis such that a center of gravity of the main body is eccentric with respect to the central axis.

4. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined figure is a first circle having a first predetermined diameter (r1), and

wherein the third predetermined figure is a third circle having a third predetermined diameter (r3) different from the first predetermined diameter (r1).

5. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the upper edge of the main body and the lower edge of the container are configured, based on the main body being coupled to the container, to be simultaneously contactable with one plane.

6. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the container further includes an upper edge extending along a circumference of a fourth circle having a fourth predetermined diameter (r4) less than the third predetermined diameter (r3).

7. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the first predetermined diameter (r1) is less than the third predetermined diameter (r3).

8. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a battery disposed within the main body at an eccentric position offset from the central axis such that a center of gravity of the main body is eccentric with respect to the central axis.

9. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined figure is a first circle having a first predetermined diameter (r1).

10. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the third predetermined figure is a third circle having a third predetermined diameter (r3).

11. An accessory comprising:

a main body including a communication module that is configured to communicate with a predetermined network,

wherein the main body comprises at least one of (i) a sensor module that is configured to sense predetermined objects or environmental information or (ii) a remote control module that is configured to transmit an optical signal for controlling a predetermined apparatus within a predetermined range,

wherein the main body includes;

an upper edge extending along a circumference of a first predetermined figure, and

a side surface located closer to a central axis passing the main body in a vertical direction than the upper edge of the main body, and

wherein the main body further includes a battery disposed within a lower portion of the main body such that a center of gravity of the main body is located at a position closer to a lower edge than to the upper edge of the main body.

12. The accessory of claim 11, wherein the main body further includes a lower edge extending along a circumference of a second predetermined figure, and

wherein the lower edge of the main body is located closer to the central axis than the upper edge of the main body.

13. The accessory of claim 12, wherein the main body further includes a lower corner extending downward from the lower edge, the lower corner having a chamfered or rounded shape.

14. The accessory of claim 11, wherein the first predetermined figure is a first circle having a first predetermined diameter (r1).

15. The accessory of claim 14, wherein the main body further includes a lower edge extending along a circumference of a second circle having a second predetermined diameter (r2) less than the first predetermined diameter (r1).

16. The accessory of claim 15, wherein the lower edge of the main body and at least one of the upper edge of the main body and the side surface of the main body are configured to be simultaneously contactable with one plane.

17. The accessory of claim 15, wherein the main body has a height in the vertical direction less than the second predetermined diameter (r2).

18. The accessory of claim 15, wherein the main body further includes a lower corner extending downward from the lower edge, the lower corner having a chamfered or rounded shape.

19. An accessory comprising:

a main body including a communication module that is configured to communicate with a predetermined network; and

a container including;

a main body-coupling portion that is located at an upper portion of the container and separably coupled to the main body,

a lower edge extending along a third circumference of a circle having a third predetermined diameter (r3), and

an upper edge extending along a circumference of a circle having a fourth predetermined diameter (r4) less than the third predetermined diameter (r3).