Expansion socket for digital video devices
First Claim
1. An expansion socket for a digital video device having a housing, wherein the expansion socket is adapted to accept insertion of an expansion module, the housing of the digital video device comprising a disk tray area and a disk area above the disk tray area, wherein a plane of the disk area is larger than the disk tray area so as to form an expansion space defined by the larger portion of the plane of the disk area and a side of the disk tray area, the expansion socket comprising:
- a socket main body located in the expansion space, wherein the socket main body comprises a connector for connecting the expansion module and the socket main body; and
a frame adjoining to a side of the socket main body, wherein the disk tray area of the housing may be placed in the frame.
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Abstract
This invention provides an expansion socket for a digital video device, which is located under a side of a housing of the digital video device in a laptop. By configuring the expansion socket and the digital video device, it may form a box-like shape. The expansion socket for the digital video device of this invention comprises a socket main body for an expansion module to be inserted into in order to increase the functionality of the laptop.
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1. An expansion socket for a digital video device having a housing, wherein the expansion socket is adapted to accept insertion of an expansion module, the housing of the digital video device comprising a disk tray area and a disk area above the disk tray area, wherein a plane of the disk area is larger than the disk tray area so as to form an expansion space defined by the larger portion of the plane of the disk area and a side of the disk tray area, the expansion socket comprising:
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a socket main body located in the expansion space, wherein the socket main body comprises a connector for connecting the expansion module and the socket main body; and
a frame adjoining to a side of the socket main body, wherein the disk tray area of the housing may be placed in the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An expansion socket for a digital video device having a housing, wherein the expansion socket is adapted to accept insertion of an expansion module, the housing of the digital video device comprising a disk tray area and a disk area above the disk tray area, wherein a plane of the disk area is larger than the disk tray area so as to form an expansion space defined by the larger portion of the plane of the disk area and a side of the disk tray area, the expansion socket comprising:
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a socket main body having a socket housing located in the expansion space, wherein the socket main body comprises a connector for connecting the expansion module and the socket main body; and
at least a fixing member for connecting the socket case of the socket main body and the case of the digital video device and thereby fixing the socket main body in the expansion space. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An expansion socket for a digital video device having a housing, wherein the expansion socket is adapted to accept insertion of an expansion module, the housing of the digital video device comprising a disk tray area and a disk area above the disk tray area, wherein a plane of the disk area is larger than the disk tray area so as to form an expansion space defined by the larger portion of the plane of the disk area and a side of the disk tray area, the expansion socket comprising:
a socket main body located in the expansion space, the socket main body and the housing of the digital video device monolithically formed, wherein the socket main body comprises a connector for connecting the expansion module and the socket main body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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