DOCK WITH COMPLIANT CONNECTOR MOUNT
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Abstract
Docking stations having a connector with a compliant mount to provide improved durability and flexibility are provided herein. The compliant mount may couple a connector to a base of a docking station and may include at least a first and second flexure disposed there between. The first and second flexure may be configured to have flexural movement in along transverse direction so that, in combination, the flexural movement pivots the connector about a virtual pivot point a distance away from the flexures. The first and second flexures may be configured to project the virtual pivot point to a location on the connector where the connector protrudes from an opening in a docking housing, thereby minimizing the clearance required between the connector and docking housing, while providing controlled movement of the connector relative the dock.
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40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A docking station for a portable electronic device, the docking station comprising:
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a base; a connector movably coupled with the base; and a compliant mount coupling the connector to the base, the compliant mount being configured to support the connector in a mounting position for mounting of the portable electronic device on the connector, wherein the compliant mount is configured with one or more flexures between the base and connector such that a combination of movements, including flexural movement of the one or more flexures, moves the connector about a pivot point projected a distance away from a point flexure of the one or more flexures. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A docking station for a portable electronic device, the docking station comprising:
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a base including an outer shell having an opening; a compliant mount coupled with the base within the outer shell; and a connector coupled to the compliant mount and protruding through the opening in the outer shell of the base, the connector having a first section below the outer shell and a second section above the outer shell, the second section being configured to receive and electrically couple to a corresponding connector of the portable electronic device, the first section being rigidly attached to the compliant mount, wherein the compliant mount is configured with one or more flexures between the base and connector such that a combination of movements, including flexural movement of the one or more flexures, moves the connector about a pivot point projected a distance away from a point flexure of the one or more flexures.
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