Removable portable computer device

• US 8,416,568 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tian, Ping, Xia, Xiaosong, Chen, Xing, Xin, Zhifeng
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US12/651,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20100172081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.29, 361/679.55
• US Class Current: 361/679.55
• 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

Abstract

The present invention provides a removable portable computer device. In an embodiment, the portable computer device includes: a flat panel computer; a base; a back plate; a first connection structure through which the base is connected with the back plate; a second connection structure through which the back plate is connected with the flat panel computer. The flat panel computer is removably connected onto the back plate through the second connection structure. In the present invention, the flat panel computer is removably mounted on the back plate through the second connection structure. When the computer is required to be used at other location and a mass of keyboard input is not needed, it only requires to take off the flat panel computer from the back plate so as to easily carry the computer from one location to another location for use, thus the portability is greatly increased.

Claims

1. A removable portable computer device comprising:

a flat panel computer;

a base including a case, a keyboard being provided on the case;

a back plate;

a first connection structure through which the base is connected with the back plate;

a second connection structure through which the back plate is connected with the flat panel computer;

wherein the flat panel computer is removably connected onto the back plate through the second connection structure;

wherein the back plate is rotatably connected with the base through the first connection structure, so that the flat panel computer can be used as a notebook computer when the flat panel computer is connected onto the back plate; and

wherein the back plate can be used as an openable and closable cover for covering the case when the flat panel computer is removed from the back plate.

2. The removable portable computer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, said second connection structure comprises:

a first engagement portion provided on said back plate;

a second engagement portion provided on said flat panel computer and adapted to engage with the first engagement portion;

the flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate through engagement between said first engagement portion and the second engagement portion.

3. The removable portable computer device according to claim 2, characterized in that,

said first engagement portion comprises:

an upper hook provided at an upper portion of the back plate;

a lower hook provided at a lower portion of the back plate;

said second engagement portion comprises;

an upper slot adapted to engage with the upper hook and provided at a top portion of the flat panel computer;

a lower slot adapted to engage with the lower hook and provided at a bottom portion of the flat panel computer;

said flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate with the upper hook being inserted into the upper slot and the lower hook being inserted into the lower slot.

4. The removable portable computer device according to claim 3, characterized in that, said first engagement portion further comprises an elastic member through which the lower hook is elastically provided at the lower portion of the back plate in an extendable and retractable manner.

5. The removable portable computer device according to claim 2, characterized in that,

the first engagement portion comprises:

an upper hook provided at an upper portion of the back plate;

a lower clamp groove adapted to engage with a bottom of the flat panel computer and provided at a lower portion of the back plate;

the second engagement portion comprises;

an upper slot adapted to engage with the upper hook and provided at the bottom portion of the flat panel computer;

the flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate with the upper hook being inserted into the upper slot and the bottom portion of the flat panel computer being inserted into the lower clamp groove.

6. The removable portable computer device according to claim 5, characterized in that, the lower clamp groove is further provided with an elastic bearing mechanism therein for bearing the bottom portion of said flat panel computer.

7. The removable portable computer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, said back plate is removably provided on the base through the first connection structure.

8. The removable portable computer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, said back plate is further provided with a first pattern printing zone, said flat panel computer is further provided with a second pattern printing zone, a pattern with specific effect are formed by a first pattern printed on the first pattern printing zone and a second pattern printed on the second pattern printing zone.

9. The removable portable computer device according to claim 8, characterized in that,

said second connection structure comprises:

a first engagement portion provided on said back plate;

a second engagement portion provided on said flat panel computer and adapted to engage with the first engagement portion;

the flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate through engagement between said first engagement portion and the second engagement portion.

10. The removable portable computer device according to claim 9, characterized in that,

said first engagement portion comprises:

an upper hook provided at an upper portion of the back plate;

a lower hook provided at a lower portion of the back plate;

said second engagement portion comprises;

an upper slot adapted to engage with the upper hook and provided at a top portion of the flat panel computer;

a lower slot adapted to engage with the lower hook and provided at a bottom portion of the flat panel computer;

said flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate with the upper hook being inserted into the upper slot and the lower hook being inserted into the lower slot.

11. The removable portable computer device according to claim 10, characterized in that, said first engagement portion further comprises an elastic member through which the lower hook is elastically provided at the lower portion of the back plate in an extendable and retractable manner.

12. The removable portable computer device according to claim 9, characterized in that,

the first engagement portion comprises:

an upper hook provided at an upper portion of the back plate;

a lower clamp groove adapted to engage with a bottom of the flat panel computer and provided at a lower portion of the back plate;

the second engagement portion comprises;

an upper slot adapted to engage with the upper hook and provided at the bottom portion of the flat panel computer;

the flat panel computer is removably secured onto the back plate with the upper hook being inserted into the upper slot and the bottom portion of the flat panel computer being inserted into the lower clamp groove.

13. The removable portable computer device according to claim 12, characterized in that, the lower clamp groove is further provided with an elastic bearing mechanism therein for bearing the bottom portion of said flat panel computer.

14. The removable portable computer device according to claim 8, characterized in that, said back plate is removably provided on the base through the first connection structure.