TABLET COMPUTER HAVING DETACHABLE HANDLE

• US 20150355681A1
• Filed: 09/25/2014
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Posiflex Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Posiflex Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: CHEN, Mao-Chiang
• Granted Patent: US 9,436,226 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 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/023 Handles; Grips

Abstract

A tablet computer having a detachable handle includes a tablet main body equipped with a connecting board on a bottom surface thereof, and a grip unit removably connecting to the connecting board of the tablet main body. The grip unit is convenient to a user to easily hold the tablet main body with only one hand, and input with the other hand. An extended battery is stored in a chamber of the grip unit can supply power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body. The grip unit further includes a barcode scanner and a scan start button so that a user can hold the grip unit with one hand and trigger the barcode scanner with the index finger thereof.

Claims

1. A tablet computer having a detachable handle, comprising:

a tablet main body comprising a connecting board at a bottom portion of the tablet main body; and

a grip unit detachably assembled to the connecting board of the tablet main body.

2. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 1, wherein the grip unit comprises:

a grip shell comprising a chamber inside;

a covering plate covering a top portion of the chamber of the grip shell; and

an extended battery and a circuit board disposed in the chamber, the extended battery electrically connecting to the circuit board, the circuit board comprising a plurality of first connecting terminals electrically connecting to second connecting terminals disposed at a bottom portion of the tablet main body, the extended battery supplying power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body.

3. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein two sides of the connecting board respectively comprise at least one opening and an L-shaped locking slot connected to the opening, two inner walls of a top portion of the grip shell respectively comprise at least one L-shaped fastener, and the L-shaped fastener locks on the L-shaped locking slot through the opening of the connecting board.

4. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 3, wherein one end of the connecting board has a positioning slot, the positioning slot comprises a longitudinal slot and a second transverse slot;

the covering plate of the grip unit comprises a first transverse slot corresponding to the second transverse slot, and the covering plate comprises a position operating element comprising a pivot shaft at one end of the position operating element, an operating button at another end and a positioning column between the pivot shaft and the operating button, the pivot shaft pivoted on the covering plate, the operating button protruded from the grip shell outwardly, the positioning column disposed in the first transverse slot and the second transverse slot through the longitudinal slot of the connecting board.

5. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the grip shell comprises a power detecting switch and a power indicator light, the power detecting switch and the power indicator light electrically connected to the circuit board to detect and display remaining power of the extended battery.

6. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the extended battery is a replaceable and rechargeable battery.

7. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 6, further comprising a removable battery cover at a bottom portion of the grip shell.

8. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 7, wherein two sides of the grip shell respectively comprise a sliding slot, two sides of the battery cover respectively comprise a sliding rail corresponding to the sliding slot.

9. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the tablet main body comprises a charging port electrically connecting to the main battery.

10. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the tablet main body comprises a charging port electrically connecting to the main battery and the extended battery.

11. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the connecting board comprises an aperture, the second connecting terminals are exposed outwardly through the aperture, the covering plate of the grip unit comprises a plurality of through holes, and the first connecting terminals are exposed outwardly through the through holes.

12. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the grip shell of the grip unit comprises a barcode scanner and a scan start button at a front end, the barcode scanner and the scan start button electrically connect to the circuit board.

13. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 2, wherein the grip shell comprises anti-drop flange at a bottom portion.

14. The tablet computer having the detachable handle of claim 1, further comprises a cover plate to cover the connecting board when the grip unit is removed from the tablet main body.