Mobile expansion unit for notebook

• US 20060061964A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hsiu-Huei Cheng
• Original Assignee: Hsiu-Huei Cheng
• Inventors: Cheng, Hsiu-Huei
• Application Number:
  US10/998,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.410
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops

Abstract

A mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook is disclosed to include a housing for supporting a notebook, fans mounted inside the housing for cooling the loaded notebook, and speakers mounted in the housing and spaced from the bottom surface of the loaded notebook at a distance that works to reinforce and prolong sound outputted from the loaded notebook through the speakers. Peripheral apparatus such as TV tuner card, card reader, USB hub, and etc. may be installed in the housing to expand the function of the notebook being used with the mobile expansion unit.

Claims

1. A mobile expansion unit for notebook, comprising:

a housing, said housing defining therein a receiving chamber, said housing comprising a top surface and at least one peripheral surface, said top surface having at least one air inlet and at least one speaker hole, said at least one peripheral surface having at least one air outlet and an opening, said at least one air inlet and said at least one air outlet being in air communication with said receiving chamber;

at least one fan mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing corresponding to said at least one air inlet;

at least one speaker mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing corresponding to said at least one speaker hole;

an audio input interface mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing corresponding to said opening for receiving audio signal from external sound source;

power supply device; and

a control circuit board mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing and electrically connected with said at least one fan, said at least one speaker, said audio input interface and said power supply, said control circuit board being adapted to fetch audio signal from said audio input interface and drive said at least one speaker to output fetched audio signal.

2. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein said top surface of said housing has an upper part;

said at least one speaker hole is respectively formed in said upper part.

3. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein said top surface of said housing has at least one raised portion for spacing a notebook above said top surface of said housing.

4. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a TV tuner card mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing, and an expansion slot formed in said at least one peripheral surface of said housing corresponding to said TV tuner card.

5. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a power input terminal for receiving external power supply.

6. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 5, said power input terminal is installed in said control circuit board.

7. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a card reader mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing, and an expansion slot formed in said at least one peripheral surface of said housing corresponding to said card reader.

8. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a USB hub mounted inside said receiving chamber of said housing, and an expansion slot formed in said at least one peripheral surface of said housing corresponding to said USB hub.

9. The mobile expansion unit for use with a notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing is formed of a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell, said top cover shell being covered on said bottom cover shell and defining with said bottom cover said receiving chamber.