ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20120134089A1
• Filed: 08/25/2011
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, WEI, YANG, XIN
• Application Number:
  US13/217,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20120134089A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.4
• 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 electronic device includes a main body, an input device, and a locking mechanism. The main body defines a receiving portion partially surrounded by a bottom portion. The input device is capable of being secured to the receiving portion to function as a touchpad and being detachable from the receiving portion to function as a wireless mouse, and the input device being supported by the bottom portion when secured in the receiving portion. The locking mechanism is disposed in the receiving portion for securing the input device to the receiving portion in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a main body defining a receiving portion, the receiving portion comprises a bottom portion;

an input device capable of being secured to the receiving portion to function as a touchpad and being detachable from the receiving portion to function as a wireless mouse, and the input device being supported by the bottom portion when secured in the receiving portion; and

a locking mechanism disposed in the receiving portion for securing the input device to the receiving portion in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving portion is partially surrounded with at least one side portion protruding from the bottom portion, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one clasping member secured to the at least one side portion, each clasping member comprises a hook, the hook being deformed from a locked position extending out of the at least one side portion to an unlocked position being received hidden in the at least one side portion.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hook is also capable of being driven to rotate from a first position to a second position, the hook is received in the at least one side portion in the first position and extends out of the at least one side portion in the second position.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electronic device further comprises a fixing member for rotatably securing the at least one clasping member and a repositioning member secured to the fixing member, the repositioning member is used for driving the hook to rotate to the second position from the first position.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a driving portion corresponding to the repositioning member and a connecting portion disposed between the driving portion and the hook, the connecting member is rotatably connected to the hook to drive the driving portion to change from an attached position to a detached position, and the driving portion is driven to return to the attached position under the drive of the repositioning member to drive the hook to rotate from the first position to the second position.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a restricting mechanism for limiting the movement of the input device along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the restricting mechanism is capable of interchanging between a first state to be at least partially inserted into the input device and a second state to be withdrawn from the input device.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the main body comprises a top case and one side wall protruding from the top case, the top case recesses to define the receiving portion, an opening at the side wall communicates with the receiving portion, and the input device is allowed to be removed out of the receiving portion through the opening along the second direction.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electronic device further comprises a push mechanism being capable of sliding relative to the main body to drive the restricting mechanism to change from the first state to the second state.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the restricting mechanism comprises a body portion capable of interchanging between arch shaped and flat shaped, and the push mechanism comprises a resisting member abutting the body portion for driving the body portion to be flat shaped from arch shaped.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the push mechanism further comprises a spring for driving the resisting member to returns to original position after the input device is removed from the receiving portion.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electronic device further comprises a repulsion mechanism for driving the input device to move along the second direction when the restricting mechanism is in the second state.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the repulsion mechanism comprises a first magnet disposed in the main body and a second magnet disposed in the input device with the magnetism thereof opposite to the first magnet.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

a main body defining a receiving portion, the receiving portion comprises a bottom portion;

an input device being capable of being secured to the receiving portion to function as a touchpad and being detached from the receiving portion to function as a wireless mouse, the input device comprising a first side end defining at least one first slot and a second side end defining at least one second slot;

a locking mechanism being capable of being inserted into the at least one first slot to limit the movement of the input device in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion; and

a restricting mechanism being capable of being inserted into the at least one second slot to limit the movement of the input device in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and substantially parallel to the first direction.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the restricting mechanism comprises a body portion being capable of interchanging between arch shaped and flat shaped, the body portion is inserted into the input device when being arch shaped and is withdrawn from the input device when being flat shaped.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the electronic device further comprises a repulsion mechanism for driving the input device to move along the second direction when the body portion in flat shaped.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the electronic device further comprises a push mechanism slidable relative to the main body to drive the body portion to change from arch shaped to flat shaped.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a hook capable of being inserted into the input device to limit the movement of the input device along the first direction and capable of rotating around an axis extending substantially parallel to the first direction to change to a first position from a second position as the input device moves along the second direction, the hook is received in the main body in the first position and is exposed in the receiving portion in the second position.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one repositioning member disposed in the at least one first slot for driving the hook to rotate around the axis to change from the first position to the second position.

20. The electronic device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the repositioning member is made of magnetic material.