Lap top computer with tilting mechanism consisting of a battery pack pivotally attached on a rear surface

• US 5,107,401 A
• Filed: 12/12/1990
• Issued: 04/21/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Youn, Jaesam
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Phillips, Michael W.
• Application Number:
  US07/626,281
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 400/680, 400/681, 400/682, 361/380, 361/392, 361/393, 361/394, 361/395, 361/399, 248/676, 248/677, 16/357, 16/360, 16/362, 16/374, 429/97, 429/100, 364/708
• US Class Current: 361/679.44
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• 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 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A lap top computer with a tilting mechanism attached is disclosed, and a battery pack is used for inclinedly supporting the computer body. The mechanism for connecting the computer body to the battery pack includes a pair of first guide members, a pair of second guide members, and a hinge. Each first guide member is provided with a guide slot, and the guide slot is formed in an elongate and arcuate shape concentrically around the shaft of the hinge. Each first guide member is further constituted such that one end thereof is fixedly installed within the rear portion of the computer body, and the other end thereof is projected through a hole of the rear portion of the computer body to the outside. One end of each second guide member is provided with a protuberance for being inserted into the guide slot of the first guide member, and the other end of each second guide member is fixedly installed within the battery pack.

Claims

1. A lap top computer including a computer body with a rear plate with a tilting mechanism attached thereto, said tilting mechanism comprising:

a pair of first guide members respectively provided with a guide slot, with one end of each said first guide members attached to the rear portion of the computer body, and with each of the other ends thereof projecting through holes in the rear portion of the computer body to the outside;

a pair of second guide members respectively provided with a protuberance on one end thereof, said protuberance slideably engaged in said guide slot of each said side first guide members, with the other end of each said second guide members, being attached to a battery pack; and

a hinge including a shaft pivotally connecting the computer body to said battery pack.

2. The lap top computer with a tilting mechanism attached as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rear plate includes an engaging hole, and said battery pack includes an engaging protuberance for engagement with said engaging hole.

3. The lap top computer with a tilting mechanism attached as claimed in claim 1, wherein said guide slot comprises an elongated and arcuate shape disposed concentrically around the shaft of said hinge.

4. The lap top computer with a tilting mechanism attached as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer body is disposed in one of first and second positions relative to a plane upon retraction and extension of said battery pack, said second position being inclined approximately 5°

-15°

from said first position.