Charging base for multiple different sized components positioned using rotating elements

• US 9,276,423 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Yang, Hung-Sen
• Primary Examiner(s): Whitmore, Stacy
• Application Number:
  US13/615,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20140042958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/110, 320/114
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries

Abstract

An electronic assembly includes an electronic component and a base. The electronic component and another electronic component have first and second thicknesses respectively. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness. The base includes a main body having a slot, a supporting element movably disposed at the main body, and a first elastic element connected between the main body and the supporting element. When the supporting element is at a first position, the supporting element is hidden in the main body, and the electronic component having the first thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot. When the supporting element is moved to a second position by an elastic force of the first elastic element, at least part of the supporting element is in the slot, and the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and supported by the supporting element.

Claims

1. A base, adapted for an electronic component, wherein the electronic component and another electronic component have a first thickness and a second thickness respectively and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, the base comprising:

a main body, having a slot;

a supporting element, movably disposed on the main body, wherein when the supporting element is at a first position, the supporting element is hidden inside the main body, and the electronic component having the first thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot;

a first elastic element, connected between the main body and the supporting element, wherein when the supporting element is moved to a second position by an elastic force of the first elastic element, at least part of the supporting element is inside the slot, and the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and supported by the supporting element;

a positioning element, movably disposed on the main body and adapted to resist the elastic force of the first elastic element to position the supporting element at the first position; and

a second elastic element, connected between the positioning element and the main body, wherein the positioning element is adapted to resist an elastic force of the second elastic element to deviate from the supporting element.

2. The base according to claim 1, wherein the supporting element is pivoted on the main body and adapted to rotate relative to the main body between the first position and the second position.

3. The base according to claim 1, wherein the first thickness is equal to a width of the slot.

4. The base according to claim 1, wherein when the supporting element is at the second position, the second thickness is equal to a distance between an inner wall of the slot and the supporting element.

5. The base according to claim 1, wherein when the supporting element is at the second position, the electronic component having the first thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and resist the elastic force of the first elastic element to push the supporting element to the first position.

6. The base according to claim 1, wherein the supporting element comprises a guide inclined plane, and when the supporting element is at the second position, the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be guided by the guide inclined plane to be inserted into the slot.

7. The base according to claim 1, wherein the supporting element comprises a groove, the positioning element comprises a bump, and the bump is adapted to be wedged to the groove to position the supporting element.

8. The base according to claim 7, wherein the positioning element is pivoted on the main body and the bump is adapted to be wedged to or deviated from the groove while the positioning element rotates relatively to the main body.

9. The base according to claim 1, further comprising:

a rod, movably disposed on the main body; and

a third elastic element, connected between the rod and the main body, wherein when the positioning element positions the supporting element at the first position, the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and resist an elastic force of the third elastic element to push the rod, such that the positioning element is driven to deviate from the supporting element by the rod.

10. The base according to claim 9, wherein the rod comprises a pushing block, the positioning element comprises a guide inclined plane, and the pushing block is adapted to move along the guide inclined plane to push the positioning element, so as to drive the positioning element to deviate from the supporting element.

11. The base according to claim 10, wherein the rod is slidably disposed on the main body, and the pushing block is adapted to push the positioning element while the rod slides relatively to the main body.

12. The base according to claim 9, wherein the rod comprises a guide inclined plane and the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to move along the guide inclined plane to push the rod.

13. The base according to claim 1, wherein the base is a charging dock and the electronic component is a battery.

14. An electronic assembly, comprising:

an electronic component, wherein the electronic component and another electronic component have a first thickness and a second thickness respectively, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness; and

a base, comprising;

a main body, having a slot;

a supporting element, movably disposed on the main body, wherein when the supporting element is at a first position, the supporting element is hidden inside the main body, and the electronic component having the first thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot;

a first elastic element, connected between the main body and the supporting element, wherein when the supporting element is moved to a second position by an elastic force of the first elastic element, at least part of the supporting element is inside the slot, and the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and supported by the supporting element;

a positioning element, movably disposed on the main body and adapted to resist the elastic force of the first elastic element to position the supporting element at the first position; and

a second elastic element, connected between the positioning element and the main body, wherein the positioning element is adapted to resist an elastic force of the second elastic element to deviate from the supporting element.

15. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the supporting element is pivoted on the main body and adapted to rotate respectively to the main body between the first position and the second position.

16. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the first thickness is equal to a width of the slot.

17. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein when the supporting element is at the second position, the second thickness is equal to a distance between an inner wall of the slot and the supporting element.

18. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein when the supporting element is at the second position, the electronic component having the first thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and resist the elastic force of the first elastic element to push the supporting element to the first position.

19. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the supporting element comprises a guide inclined plane, and when the supporting element is at the second position, the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be guided by the guide inclined plane to be inserted into the slot.

20. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the supporting element comprises a groove, the positioning element comprises a bump, and the bump is adapted to be wedged to the groove to position the supporting element.

21. The electronic assembly according to claim 20, wherein the positioning element is pivoted on the main body and the bump is adapted to be wedged to or deviated from the groove while the positioning element rotates relatively to the main body.

22. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the base further comprises:

a rod, movably disposed on the main body; and

a third elastic element, connected between the rod and the main body, wherein when the positioning element positions the supporting element at the first position, the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to be inserted into the slot and resist an elastic force of the third elastic element to push the rod, such that the positioning element is driven to deviate from the supporting element by the rod.

23. The electronic assembly according to claim 22, wherein the rod comprises a pushing block, the positioning element comprises a guide inclined plane, and the pushing block is adapted to move along the guide inclined plane to push the positioning element, so as to drive the positioning element to deviate from the supporting element.

24. The electronic assembly according to claim 23, wherein the rod is slidably disposed on the main body, and the pushing block is adapted to push the positioning element while the rod slides relatively with the main body.

25. The electronic assembly according to claim 22, wherein the rod comprises a guide inclined plane and the electronic component having the second thickness is adapted to move along the guide inclined plane to push the rod.

26. The electronic assembly according to claim 14, wherein the base is a charging dock and the electronic component is a battery.