ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE TABLET COMPUTER

• US 20140362509A1
• Filed: 02/24/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIN, CHIA-HUEI
• Application Number:
  US14/187,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20140362509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboards

Abstract

An electronic device includes a chassis and a tablet computer. The chassis includes a keyboard module and a chassis connector. The chassis connector includes a first group of pins and a second group of pins. The first group of pins and the second group of pins are same. A tablet computer includes a display and a tablet computer connector. The tablet computer connector includes a first group of slots. The tablet computer is configured to be mounted to the chassis and be electronically connected to the keyboard module in a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first group of slots mates with the first group of pins. In the second position, the first group of slots mates with the second group of pins.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a chassis comprising a keyboard module and a chassis connector electronically connected to the keyboard module, the chassis connector comprising a first group of pins and a second group of pins, the first group of pins and the second group of pins being similar; and

a tablet computer comprising a display and a tablet computer connector connected to the display, the tablet computer connector comprising a first group of slots;

wherein the tablet computer is configured to be mounted to the chassis and electronically connected to the keyboard module in a first position and a second position;

when the tablet computer is in the first position, the first group of slots mates with the first group of pins; and

when the tablet computer is in the second position, the first group of slots mates with the second group of pins.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an alignment of the first group of pins and an alignment of the second group of pins are centrally symmetrical.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an alignment of the first group of pins is substantially straight, an alignment of the second group of pins is substantially straight, and the alignment of the first group of pins is substantially parallel to the alignment of the second group of pins.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein an alignment direction of the first group of pins is opposite to an alignment direction of the second group of pins.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the chassis further comprises a body and a pivot member rotatable relative to the body, the pivot member defines a groove to receive the tablet computer, and the chassis connector is located in the groove.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the keyboard module is located on the body, and an extending direction of the groove is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the keyboard module.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the tablet computer connector further comprises a second group of slots, when the tablet computer is in the first position, the second group of slots mates with the second group of pins;

and when the tablet computer is in the second position, the second group of slots mates with the first group of pins.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first group of slots and the second group of slots are similar.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the tablet computer is in the first position, the tablet computer is in a first orientation relative to the chassis, when the tablet computer is in the second position, the tablet computer is in a second orientation relative to the chassis, and the first orientation is opposite to the second orientation.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a chassis comprising a keyboard module and a chassis connector electronically connected to the keyboard module, the chassis connector comprising a first group of pins; and

a tablet computer comprising a display and a tablet computer connector connected to the display, the tablet computer connector comprising a first group of slots and a second group of slots, the first group of slots and the second group of slots are similar;

wherein the tablet computer is configured to be mounted to the chassis and electronically connected o the keyboard module in a first position and a second position, when the tablet computer is in the first position, the first group of pins mates with the first group of slots; and

when the tablet computer is in the second position, the first group of pins mates with the second group of slots.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein an alignment of the first group of slots and an alignment of the second group of slots are centrally symmetrical.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein an alignment of the first group of slots is substantially straight, an alignment of the second group of slots is substantially straight, and the alignment of the first group of slots is substantially parallel to the alignment of the second group of slots.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein an alignment direction of the first group of slots is opposite to an alignment direction of the second group of slots.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the chassis further comprises a body and a pivot member rotatable relative the body, the pivot member defines a groove to receive the tablet computer, and the chassis connector is located in the groove.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the keyboard module is located on the body, and an extending direction of the groove is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the keyboard module.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the chassis connector further comprises a second group of pins, when the tablet computer is in the first position, the second group of pins mates with the second group of slots;

and when the tablet computer is in the second position, the second group of pins mates with the first group of slots.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first group of pins and the second group of pins have a same definition.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein when the tablet computer is in the first position, the tablet computer is in a first orientation relative to the chassis, when the tablet computer is in the second position, the tablet computer is in a second orientation relative to the chassis, and the first orientation is opposite to the second orientation.