Portable electronic device

• US 9,098,245 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2013
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Ming-Hsi, Chang, Chia-Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoa C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cunningham, Xanthia C
• Application Number:
  US14/066,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20140347812A1
• Time in Patent Office: 644 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 1/1658 related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module
• 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: G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device having a main body, an expanded element, a support element, and a latch device is disclosed. The main body has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface has a first accommodating slot and a second accommodating slot. The expanded element detachably connects to the first accommodating slot and the expanded element has at least one expanded function. The support element is accommodated in the second accommodating slot and has a folded state and a support state. The latch device having a first latch element for engaging with the expanded element and a second latch element for engaging with the support element is movably connecting to the main body. When the latch device moves to a first position, the engagement with the expanded element is released. When the latch device moves to a second position, the engagement with the support element is released.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body, comprising;

a first surface having a display screen;

a second surface opposite to the first surface, comprising a first accommodating slot and a second accommodating slot;

an expanded element, which is detachably accommodated in the first accommodating slot and has at least one expanded function;

a support device, which is accommodated in the second accommodating slot and movable with respect to the main body in an accommodating state or in a support state;

a latch device movably disposed in the main body and comprising;

a first latch element for engaging with the expanded element; and

a second latch element for engaging with the support device, wherein when the latch device moves to a first position, the engagement of the first latch element with the expanded element is released;

when the latch device moves to a second position, the engagement of the second latch element with the support device is released, such that the support device is moved and changed from the accommodating state to the support state in support of the main body.

2. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the latch device moves to the first position and the engagement of the first latch element with the expanded element is released, the expanded element is separated with respect to the main body.

3. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the latch device moves to the second position and the engagement of the second latch element with the support device is released, the support device is moved and changed from the accommodating state to the support state.

4. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a first battery, and the expanded function of the expanded element comprises one of a keyboard and a second battery or both.

5. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the expanded element comprises an engaging groove, and the first latch element comprises a first fitting hook correspondingly engaged with the engaging groove, wherein when the first latch element of the latch device moves to the first position, the engagement of the first fitting hook with the engaging groove is released, such that the expanded element is separated with respect to the main body.

6. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the latch device further comprises a driving element disposed in the first latch element and exposed to the main body;

the driving element being moved together with the first latch element which is moved to the first position and the second position through driving the driving element.

7. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first latch element comprises a groove and the driving element comprises a roulette and a guide post;

the roulette being exposed to the main body and the guide post being disposed in the groove under the roulette;

when the roulette being driven to move toward a first direction, the first latch element being driven by the guide post to move to the first position and the engagement of the first fitting hook with the engaging groove being released, and the expanded element being separated with respect to the main body.

8. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first latch element comprises an acting end and a contact incline disposed in the second latch element corresponding to the acting end;

when the roulette being driven to move toward to a second direction, the first latch element being driven by the guide post to move to the second position, and the acting end pushing the contact incline to move the second latch element to release the engagement of the second latch element with the support device, such that the support device being in the support state.

9. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first latch element comprises a groove and the driving element comprises a roulette and a guide post;

the roulette being exposed to the main body and the guide post being disposed in the groove under the roulette;

when the driving element being driven to move toward a second direction, the first latch element being driven by the guide post to move to the second position to release the engagement of the second latch element with the support device, such that the support device being in the support state.

10. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second latch element comprises a second fitting hook and the support device comprises a third fitting hook;

when the support device being in the accommodating state with respect to the main body, the second fitting hook being engaged with the third fitting hook.

11. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second latch element further has an elastic element with elasticity by which the second latch element normally maintains in a position where the second fitting hook is engaged with the third fitting hook.

12. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the support device comprises a pivot, a support element, and a torsion spring, wherein the pivot being disposed in one end of the support element and the torsion spring being sleeved on the pivot;

when the first latch element moving to the second position, the engagement of the second fitting hook with the third fitting hook being released, and the opposite end of the support element being out of the second accommodating slot through the elasticity of the torsion spring.

13. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first latch element and the second latch element are formed integrally.