Connector assembly for an electronic device

• US 10,571,976 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2017
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Sharma, Sameer, Satzger, Douglas, Amit, Gadi, Hoshino, Yoshikazu, Harber, Chadwick, Clifton, Daniel, Houdek, II, Philip J., Moiseyenko, Stanislav, Jauvtis, Nathan Isaiah
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Harshad C
• Application Number:
  US15/405,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20170133802A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• Field of Search: 439668, 439672, 439669, 439675, 439667, 43962012, 43962015
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/0081 for transmitting energy, e.g. electrical cable routing
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/00 Hinges or pivots of special construction used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/606 for electronic devices
• 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 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• 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 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• 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 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1683 for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/189 Power distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/58 Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/16 for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending

Abstract

Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.

Claims

1. A tablet computer comprising:

a computing device casing comprising;

a flat portion having display;

a barrel portion extending along length of the computer device casing adjacent to one side of the display, the barrel portion being substantially cylindrical;

and,

an audio jack assembly disposed at one end of the barrel portion and in electrical communication with the tablet computer;

wherein, the audio jack assembly is coaxially orientated with the barrel portion;

further wherein, the flat portion and barrel portion are integrated to form an outer surface of the computer device casing.

2. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the audio jack assembly is disposed concentrically within an end of the barrel portion.

3. The tablet computer of claim 2, wherein the end of the barrel portion is at least partially circular.

4. The tablet computer of claim 2, wherein the end of the barrel portion includes a circular recess.

5. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the audio jack assembly comprises a female audio plug receptacle.

6. The tablet computer of claim 5, wherein a center of an opening of the female audio plug receptacle is approximately at an axis of the barrel portion.

7. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the flat portion houses the display.

8. The tablet computer of claim 7, wherein the flat portion to protrude along an entire length of the barrel portion.

9. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the barrel portion is wider than a thickness of the flat portion.

10. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the display is approximately 10 inches diagonally.

11. The tablet computer of claim 10, further including a first metallic ring, wherein the first metallic ring is aligned and integrated with the barrel portion.

12. The tablet computer of claim 11, wherein the first metallic ring is outwardly visible.

13. The tablet computer of claim 11, wherein the first metallic ring is approximately the same diameter as the barrel portion.

14. The tablet computer of claim 11, wherein a second metallic ring is aligned and integrated with the barrel portion.

15. The tablet computer of claim 14, wherein the relative positions of the first and second metallic rings to define a first slot between the two rings to provide access to at least a location within the diameter of the barrel portion.

16. The tablet computer of claim 15, wherein a wheel including a plurality of teeth is disposed within the first slot in the barrel portion.

17. The tablet computer of claim 15, wherein a third metallic ring and a fourth metallic ring are integrated within the external barrel portion, wherein the third and fourth metallic rings are at a same distance relative to each other as the first and second metallic rings.

18. The tablet computer of claim 11, wherein at least the first metallic ring comprises a ferrous material.

19. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the external barrel portion further comprises a hinge assembly.