Docking station for electronic device
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1. A docking station for receiving an electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining a receiving groove, wherein the receiving groove is partially surrounded by a bottom wall and a rear wall connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall defines a first through hole and the rear wall defines a second through hole, the first through hole and the second through hole meet to define a slot;
a retractable docking port received in the housing, the docking port comprising a connector engageable with the electronic device when the electronic device is inserted in the docking station and a sliding assembly connected to the connector for holding the connector, the connector being capable of interchanging between a first position exposed in the receiving groove and a second position passing through the slot into the housing and being hidden inside the housing, the sliding assembly being slidable relative to the housing to allow the docking port to be hidden inside the housing; and
a rotating shaft connected to the docking port, the rotating shaft driving the docking port to slide towards the second position from the first position when being operated.
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Abstract
A docking station used for receiving an electronic device. The docking station includes a housing, a retractable docking port, and a rotating shaft. The housing defines a receiving groove. The docking port can be positioned by manipulation of the rotating shaft to be exposed in the receiving groove or retracted and hidden inside the housing.
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1. A docking station for receiving an electronic device, comprising:
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a housing defining a receiving groove, wherein the receiving groove is partially surrounded by a bottom wall and a rear wall connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall defines a first through hole and the rear wall defines a second through hole, the first through hole and the second through hole meet to define a slot; a retractable docking port received in the housing, the docking port comprising a connector engageable with the electronic device when the electronic device is inserted in the docking station and a sliding assembly connected to the connector for holding the connector, the connector being capable of interchanging between a first position exposed in the receiving groove and a second position passing through the slot into the housing and being hidden inside the housing, the sliding assembly being slidable relative to the housing to allow the docking port to be hidden inside the housing; and a rotating shaft connected to the docking port, the rotating shaft driving the docking port to slide towards the second position from the first position when being operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A docking station, comprising:
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a housing defining a receiving groove, a slot defined in the receiving groove; and a retractable docking port comprising; a connector engageable with a socket of an electronic device when the electronic device is inserted in the receiving groove; and a sliding assembly disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector for holding the connector, the sliding assembly being slidable relative to the housing to interchangeably arrange the connector in the receiving groove and retract the connector to pass through the slot into the housing to hide the connector inside the housing; wherein the receiving groove is partially surrounded by a bottom wall and a rear wall substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the rear wall are capable of corresponding to sides of the electronic device, and the connector is extendable out of the housing through the bottom wall and passable through the rear wall to hide inside the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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