ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A DETACHABLE TABLET

• US 20150205330A1
• Filed: 03/29/2013
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Ming, Crocker, Michael T., Tate, Alan W., Deng, Shanjun, Wang, Minglei, Beauregard, Russell, Sheng, Xiaofeng Shawn, Kane, Kapil
• Granted Patent: US 9,823,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/00 Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart

Abstract

An electronic device may be provided that includes a base portion having an input device, a tablet having a display and a docking connector with a plurality of second electrical connectors, and a docking connector to move relative to the base portion. The docking connector may include a first docking pole to extend from the docking connector and to engage with the docking receptacle, and a plurality of first electrical connectors.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a base portion having an input device;

a display portion having a display and a docking receptacle with a plurality of second electrical connectors; and

a docking connector to move relative to the base portion, and the docking connector including;

a first docking pole to extend from the docking connector and to engage with the docking receptacle, and

a plurality of first electrical connectors.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of second electrical connectors includes a first set of connectors at a first inner surface of the docking receptacle, and a second set of connectors at a second inner surface of the docking receptacle.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first set of connectors at the first inner surface of the docking receptacle to contact the plurality of first electrical connectors at a side surface of the first docking pole when the docking receptacle is provided at the first docking pole in a first configuration, and

the second set of connectors at the second inner surface of the docking receptacle to contact the plurality of first electrical connectors at the side surface of the first docking pole when the docking receptacle is provided at the first docking pole in a second configuration.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first electrical connectors includes a first set of connectors at an edge surface of the first docking pole and a second set of connectors at the edge surface of the first docking pole.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of second electrical connectors at the docking receptacle to contact the first set of connectors at the edge surface of the first docking pole when the docking receptacle is provided at the first docking pole in a first configuration, and

the plurality of second electrical connectors at the docking receptacle to contact the second set of connectors at the edge surface of the first docking pole when the docking receptacle is provided at the first docking pole in a second configuration.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a second docking pole to extend from the docking connector, and the plurality of first electrical connectors being between the first docking pole and the second docking pole.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising a release button at the docking connector to release the docking receptacle from the first docking pole and the second docking pole.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first docking pole includes a first latch hook and the second docking pole includes a second latch hook, and the first latch hook to disengage from the docking receptacle and the second latch hook to disengage from the docking receptacle in response to an action at the release button.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a slider to move with respect to the first docking pole; and

at least one ball to move based on movement of the slider.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the slider includes a first protrusion to move the at least one ball in a first direction from a first position to a second position when the slider moves with respect to the first docking pole, and the ball to move in a second direction from the second position to the first position when the docking receptacle disengages from the first docking pole.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the docking receptacle includes a magnetic device to cause the slider to move toward the magnetic device based on a magnetic force between the magnetic device and the slider.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the docking receptacle further includes an electric magnetic component to provide a magnetic force stronger than the magnetic force between the magnetic device and the slider.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a power supply to supply power, and when power is to be supplied to the electric magnetic component, the slider to be released from the magnetic device and move away from the magnetic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display to display a release image, and the display portion includes logic to receive a touch input on the display with respect to the release image, and

in response to receiving the touch input at the display, the power is to be provided to the electric magnetic component and the slider is to move away from the magnetic device.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a base portion having an input device;

a display portion having a display, a docking receptacle and a plurality of second electrical connectors; and

a docking connector to move relative to the base portion, and the docking connector including;

a docking pole,

a slider to move with respect to the docking pole, and

at least one ball to move based on movement of the slider.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the slider includes a protrusion to move the at least one ball in a first direction from a first position to a second position when the slider moves with respect to the docking pole.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the ball to move in a second direction from the second position to the first position when the docking receptacle disengages from the docking pole.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the docking receptacle includes a magnetic device to cause the slider to move toward the magnetic device based on a magnetic force between the magnetic device and the slider.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the docking receptacle further includes an electric magnetic component to provide a magnetic force stronger than the magnetic force between the magnetic block and the slider.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, further comprising a power supply to supply power, and when power is to be supplied to the electric magnetic component, the slider to be released from the magnetic device and move away from the magnetic device.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the display to display a release image, and the display portion includes logic to receive a touch input on the display with respect to the release image, and

in response to the touch input at the display, the power is to be provided to the electric magnetic component and the slider is to move away from the magnetic device.

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