NOTEBOOK COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY

• US 20120275110A1
• Filed: 06/13/2011
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SUN, ZHENG-HENG
• Application Number:
  US13/158,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20120275110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.55
• 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 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter

Abstract

A notebook computer includes a main body, a battery, and a power adaptor. The main body defines a mounting slot and includes a connector exposed in the mounting slot. Either the battery or the power adaptor may be mounted in the mounting slot. The battery defines a socket for electrical engagement with the connector of the main body. The power adaptor also defines a socket to engage with the connector, and a power source interface connected to an alternating power source.

Claims

1. A notebook computer comprising:

a main body defining a mounting slot;

a battery; and

a power adaptor substantially the same as the battery in shape and size;

wherein the battery and power adaptor are selectively mounted in the mounting slot of the main body, thereby being electrically connected to the main body, the main body is powered by the battery, in response to the battery being mounted in the mounting slot;

the main body is powered by an alternating current (AC) power source through the power adaptor, in response to the power adaptor being mounted in the mounting slot.

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a connector exposed through a side bounding the mounting slot of the main body, the power adaptor defines a socket directly connected to the connector of the main body in response to the power adaptor being mounted in the mounting slot of the main body.

3. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a connector exposed through a side bounding the mounting slot of the main body, the battery defines a socket directly connected to the connector of the main body in response to the battery being mounted in the mounting slot of the main body.

4. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the power adaptor comprises a power source interface to be connected to the AC power source.

5. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the battery and the power adaptor are rectangular in shape.

6. A notebook computer comprising:

a main body defining a mounting slot; and

a power adaptor mounted in the mounting slot, thereby being electrically connected to the main body, to power the main body by an alternating current power source through the power adaptor.

7. The notebook computer of claim 6, wherein the main body comprises a connector exposed through a side bounding the mounting slot of the main body, the power adaptor defines a socket connected to the connector of the main body.

8. The notebook computer of claim 6, wherein the power adaptor comprises a power source interface to be connected to the alternating current power source.