NOTEBOOK COOLING PAD, FAN SEAT, DOCKING STATION, AND/OR CARD READING STATION COMBINATION DEVICE

• US 20120155013A1
• Filed: 12/17/2010
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huang, Cheng Yu
• Original Assignee: Huang, Cheng Yu
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng Yu
• Granted Patent: US 8,405,973 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops

Abstract

The present invention provides a notebook cooling pad, fan seat, docking station, and/or card reading station combination device. The combination device enables a notebook cooling pad to be coupled with a cooling fan, a port, and/or a card reader. The combination device is characterized in that paired symmetric cooling pads can be combined with or separated from a fan seat, a docking station, and/or a card reading station for operational purpose, such that the compact combination device is characterized by multiple purposes, multiple functions, and multiple ways of use.

Claims

1. A notebook cooling pad, fan seat, docking station, and/or card reading station combination device, wherein a notebook cooling pad and fan seat combination device essentially comprises a fan seat 1, a fan 2, paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

, and a USB cable 4;

wherein the fan seat 1 comprises an upper cover 11 and a lower cover 12, wherein ventilating slits 111, 121 and recesses 112, 122 are disposed on the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12, respectively, wherein a fan 2 is fixedly disposed in an internal space defined between the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 and electrically connected to the USB cable 4 through a power terminal 13, wherein the USB cable 4 can be plugged to a USB connecting terminal 71 of the personal computer or the notebook computer 7 so as to receive power for driving the fan 2 to operate;

wherein paired symmetric flanges 31 and recesses 32 are disposed on mating surfaces of the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

, such that the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

are attached to and coupled to the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12, respectively, when the flanges 31 of the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

are inserted into and engaged with the recesses 112, 122 of the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12, respectively, thereby allowing the combination device to function as a saucer-shaped ornament and to be carried around with ease.

2. The combination device of claim 1, wherein the fan seat 1 of the notebook cooling pad and fan seat combination device is provided with a rotating brace 14 and two paired symmetric support elements 15, 15′

whereby the fan seat 1 is rotated, unfolded, and orientated at different adjustable angles.

3. The combination device of claim 1, wherein the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

of the notebook cooling pad and fan seat combination device are removed from the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 and positioned beneath the notebook computer 7 to thereby function as notebook cooling pads, respectively.

4. The combination device of claim 1, wherein the fan seat 1 of the notebook cooling pad and fan seat combination device can be adjusted and oriented at an intended angle and positioned before or beside the notebook computer 7 for dissipating heat.

5. A notebook cooling pad, fan seat, docking station, and/or card reading station combination device, wherein a notebook cooling pad and docking station combination device involves coupling together paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

and a docking station 5 and essentially comprises the docking station 5, the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

, and a USB cable 6;

wherein the docking station 5 comprises an upper lid 51, a lower lid 52, and a circuit board 53 fixedly disposed in an internal space defined by the upper lid 51 and the lower lid 52, wherein recesses 511, 521 are disposed on the upper lid 51 and the lower lid 52, respectively, wherein a USB input end 54 and a plurality of USB expanding and connecting ends 55 are disposed on the circuit board 53 and electrically connected by the USB cable 6 to a USB connecting terminal 71 of the personal computer or the notebook computer 7 and the USB input end 54 of the docking station 5, thereby not only providing cooling pads for the notebook computer 7, but also providing the docking station 5 functioning as an external USB hub for use with computer.

6. A notebook cooling pad, fan seat, docking station, and/or card reading station combination device, wherein a notebook cooling pad and card reading station combination device involves coupling together paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

and a card reading station 8 and essentially comprises the card reading station 8, the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

, and a USB cable 6;

wherein the card reading station 8 comprises an upper covering 81, a lower covering 82, and a circuit board 83 fixedly disposed in an internal space defined by the upper covering 81 and the lower covering 82, wherein recesses 811, 821 are disposed on the upper covering 81 and the lower covering 82, respectively, wherein a USB input end 84 and a plurality of card-reading connecting ends 85 are disposed on the circuit board 83 and electrically connected by the USB cable 6 to a USB connecting terminal 71 of the personal computer or the notebook computer 7 and the USB input end 84 of the card reading station 8, thereby not only providing cooling pads for the notebook computer 7, but also providing the card reading station 8 functioning as an external card reader for use with computer.

7. The combination device of claim 6, wherein, optionally, direct current input ends 87, 97 are disposed on the circuit boards 83, 93 of the card reading station 8 and the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9, respectively, for supplying sufficient power to the plurality of card-reading connecting ends 85, the plurality of USB expanding and connecting ends 95, and the plurality of card-reading connecting ends 96 to meet the power requirement of concurrent operation thereof.

8. A notebook cooling pad, fan seat, docking station, and/or card reading station combination device, wherein a notebook cooling pad and expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station combination device is designed in a manner that a docking station and a card reading station are integrated into the notebook cooling pad and expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station combination device, wherein the notebook cooling pad and expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station combination device essentially involves coupling together paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

and an expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9, wherein the notebook cooling pad and expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station combination device essentially comprises the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9, the paired symmetric hemispheric cooling pads 3, 3′

, and a USB cable 6;

wherein the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9 comprises an upper casing 91, a lower casing 92, and a circuit board 93 fixedly disposed in an internal space defined by the upper casing 91 and the lower casing 92, wherein recesses 911, 921 are disposed on the upper casing 91 and the lower casing 92, respectively, wherein a USB input end 94, a plurality of USB expanding and connecting ends 95, and a plurality of card-reading connecting ends 96 are disposed on the circuit board 93 and electrically connected by the USB cable 6 to a USB connecting terminal 71 of the personal computer or the notebook computer 7 and the USB input end 94 of the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9, thereby not only providing cooling pads for the notebook computer 7, but also providing the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9 functioning as a card reader and an external hub for use with computer.

9. The combination device of claim 8, wherein, optionally, direct current input ends 87, 97 are disposed on the circuit boards 83, 93 of the card reading station 8 and the expansion/connection/card-reading all-in-one station 9, respectively, for supplying sufficient power to the plurality of card-reading connecting ends 85, the plurality of USB expanding and connecting ends 95, and the plurality of card-reading connecting ends 96 to meet the power requirement of concurrent operation thereof.