ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090103261A1
• Filed: 09/08/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: SHIH, Chin-Chung
• Granted Patent: US 8,223,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.580
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/006 for covers or panels for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/16 Devices holding the wing by magnetic or electromagnetic attraction E05C17/56 takes precedence
• 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 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• 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: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0221 Locks; Latches

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first main body and a second main body. The first main body includes a first housing, a first magnetic member and a first elastic member. The second main body includes a second housing and a second magnetic member. The second housing is pivotally connected with the first housing. The first elastic member is disposed within the first housing. The first elastic member connecting with the first magnetic member and the first housing makes the first magnetic member floatable within the first housing. The second magnetic member is disposed within the second housing. When the second housing moves close to a surface of the first housing, the magnetic force between the first and second magnetic members is increased, so as to hold the relative position of the first and second main bodies.

Claims

1. A electronic device comprising:

a first main body having;

a first housing;

a first magnetic member; and

a first elastic member disposed within the first housing, wherein the first elastic member connects with the first magnetic member and the first housing, so that the first magnetic member is floatable within the first housing; and

a second main body pivotally connected with the first main body and having;

a second housing pivotally connected with the first housing; and

a second magnetic member disposed within the second housing;

wherein when the second housing moves close to a surface of the first housing, the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member attract each other so that the first magnetic member moves toward the surface, and thus the magnetic force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is increased so as to hold the relative position of the first and second main bodies.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic member is a magnet.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second magnetic member is a magnet or is made of a magnetic material.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein when the second housing moves away from the surface of the first housing, the magnetic force between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member is decreased, and thus the first elastic member makes the first magnetic member move away from the surface of the first housing.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second main body further comprises:

a second elastic member disposed within the second housing, wherein the second elastic member connects with the second magnetic member and the second housing, so that the second magnetic member is floatable within the second housing.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the second elastic member is a spiral spring or a leaf spring.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic member is a spiral spring or a leaf spring.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a first main body having;

a first housing;

a first magnetic member; and

a first elastic member connecting with the first magnetic member and the first housing to make the first magnetic member floatable within the first housing; and

a second main body detachably disposed on the first main body and having;

a second housing; and

a second magnetic member disposed within the second housing;

wherein when a base surface of the second housing moves close to a surface of the first housing, the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member attract each other so that the first magnetic member moves toward the surface, and thus the magnetic force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is increased so as to hold the relative position of the first and second main bodies.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the first magnetic member is a magnet.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the second magnetic member is a magnet or is made of a magnetic material.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein when the base surface of the second housing moves away from the surface of the first housing, the magnetic force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is decreased, and thus the first elastic member makes the first magnetic member move away from the surface of the first housing.

12. The device according to claim 8, wherein the second main body further comprises:

a second elastic member disposed within the second housing, wherein the second elastic member connects with the second magnetic member and the second housing, so that the second magnetic member is floatable within the second housing.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the second elastic member is a spiral spring or a leaf spring.

14. The device according to claim 8, wherein the first elastic member is a spiral spring or a leaf spring.

15. The device according to claim 8, wherein the first main body is an input device.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the first main body is an external keyboard.

17. The device according to claim 8, wherein the second main body comprises a display device.