Angle adjustable connecting module

• US 9,160,100 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2013
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maintek Computer Company Limited (Pegatron Corporation), Pegatron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Maintek Computer Company Limited (Pegatron Corporation), Pegatron Corporation
• Inventors: Tu, Chien-Jung, Du, Jiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/945,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20140028247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 817 Days
• Field of Search: 320107-108, 320110-115
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5841 allowing different orientations of the cable with respect to the coupling direction
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 35/00 Flexible or turnable line connectors , i.e. the rotation angle being limited rotary current collectors, distributors H01R39/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

An angle adjustable connecting module comprises a casing and a connecting assembly. The casing has an opening. The connecting assembly includes a connecting portion, a shaft and at least an elastic member. The connecting portion is connected with the shaft, an end of the elastic member is connected with the shaft and the other end of the elastic member is connected with the casing, and the shaft is rotatably disposed at the casing for allowing a part of the connecting portion to be movably exposed to the opening. Thus, the wear problem generated as connecting with the game controller can be reduced for ensuring that the functions are normally operated to extend the lifetime of the game controller.

Claims

1. An angle adjustable connecting module, comprising:

a casing having an opening; and

a connecting assembly including a connecting portion, a shaft and at least an elastic member, wherein the connecting portion is connected with the shaft, an end of the elastic member is connected with the shaft and the other end of the elastic member is connected with the casing, and the shaft is rotatably disposed at the casing for allowing a part of the connection portion to be movably exposed to the opening, and the connection portion is rotated within the opening by the shaft.

2. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring.

3. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a connector of universal serial bus, a connector of firewire or a connector of high definition multimedia interface.

4. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a charge module assembled with the casing.

5. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 4, wherein the charge module comprises a wireless charge module or a wired charge module.

6. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is connected with a game controller and the game controller is cooperated with the connecting assembly through an arc surface.

7. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is connected with a game controller along a connecting direction, the connecting direction is perpendicular to the shaft, and the connecting portion is capable of rotating an angle with respect to the connecting direction.

8. The angle adjustable connecting module according to claim 7, wherein the angle is ranged from 15 degrees to 20 degrees.