Magnet biasing mechanism

• US 10,303,221 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Singla, Aseem, Lee, Eugene
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Adrian S
• Application Number:
  US15/592,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20180329459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 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 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: G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 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 Class Codes: G06F 1/169 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

Abstract

An input component of a computing device disclosed herein includes a magnet located along an internal chassis of the input component, a biasing mechanism located between the magnet and a ledge of the internal chassis, and a fastening mechanism configured to attach the biasing mechanism to the ledge of the internal chassis such that the magnet is removably or non-permanently attached to the internal chassis. In one implementation, the magnet is glued to the biasing mechanism.

Claims

1. An input component of a computing device, comprising:

a magnet located along an internal chassis of the input component;

a biasing mechanism located between the magnet and a ledge of the internal chassis; and

a fastening mechanism configured to attach the biasing mechanism to the ledge of the internal chassis such that the magnet is non-permanently attached to the internal chassis, wherein the biasing mechanism is a spring bracket made of a metal stripe comprising a center section along a surface of the magnet, and two side flanges, each of the two side flanges including fastening holes to attach the spring bracket to the chassis.

2. The input component of claim 1, wherein the magnet is glued to the biasing mechanism.

3. The input component of claim 1, wherein the magnet is attached to the biasing mechanism using at least one of epoxy glue, magnetic bond, hook and loop fastener and friction.

4. The input component of claim 1, wherein the fastening mechanism includes one or more combinations of nut and screw, wherein the screw passes through a receiving hole in the biasing mechanism.

5. The input component of claim 1, wherein the magnet is retained between the internal chassis of the input component and the biasing mechanism by friction.

6. The input component of claim 1, wherein each of the two side flanges includes an internal stripe at a first angle compared to the center section and an external flange at a second angle compared to the center section, wherein the first angle is between five and fifteen degrees and the second angle is approximately five degrees.

7. The input component of claim 1, wherein the fastening mechanism includes a first and a second fastening nuts and the magnet is located between the first and the second fastening nuts along the front edge of the input component.

8. The input component of claim 7, wherein at least one of the fastening nuts are adhesively attached to the biasing mechanism and press-fit into the biasing mechanism.

9. The input component of claim 1, wherein the biasing mechanism is made of at least one of silicone elastomer and rubber.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a magnet located along an inner surface of an input component of a computing device;

a biasing mechanism located adjacent to the magnet, wherein the biasing mechanism is made of an elastic portion comprising a center section along a surface of the magnet and two side flanges; and

a fastening mechanism configured to attach the biasing mechanism to a chassis of the input component, wherein the biasing mechanism is configured to removably attach the magnet to the inner surface of the input component, wherein each of the two side flanges are of substantially v-shaped with an apex of the V-shape being away from the magnet.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the magnet is attached to the biasing mechanism using at least one of epoxy glue, magnetic bond, and hook and loop fastener.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the fastening mechanism includes a first and a second fastening nuts positioned along a front edge of the input component and the magnet is located between the first and the second fastening nuts along the front edge of the input component.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the first and the second fastening nuts are located between the biasing mechanism and the inner surface of the input component.

14. A magnet biasing bracket assembly for a computing device, the magnet biasing bracket assembly comprising:

a magnet located along an internal chassis of an input component of the computing device;

a biasing mechanism located between the magnet and a ledge of the internal chassis; and

a fastening mechanism configured to attach the biasing mechanism to the ledge of the internal chassis such that the magnet is removably attached to the internal chassis.

15. A magnet biasing bracket assembly for a computing device, the magnet biasing bracket assembly comprising:

a magnet located along an internal chassis of an input component of the computing device;

a biasing mechanism located between the magnet and a ledge of the internal chassis; and

a fastening mechanism configured to attach the biasing mechanism to the ledge of the internal chassis such that the magnet is removably attached to the internal chassis, wherein the fastening mechanism includes one or more combinations of nut and screw, wherein the screw passes through a receiving hole in the biasing mechanism.

16. The magnet biasing bracket assembly of claim 15, wherein the biasing mechanism is made of a metal stripe comprising a center section along a surface of the magnet, and two side flanges, each of the two side flanges including fastening holes to attach the biasing mechanism to the chassis.

17. The magnet biasing bracket assembly of claim 15, wherein the magnet is attached to the biasing mechanism using at least one of epoxy glue, magnetic bond, hook and loop fastener and friction.