IP Library Granted Patent US 7,797,027
Granted Patent B2
US 7,797,027 · App. 11/600,881 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Connecting mechanism and electronic device

Assignee: HTC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,797,027
App. No.
11/600,881
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a body, an input device and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connector and a second connector installed on the body and the input device, respectively. The connectors are connected via a magnetic interaction. When the electronic device approaches the input device, the electronic device is fixed on the input device by the magnetic interaction.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a body, comprising a display and a container;

a detachable input device, electrically connecting to the body, wherein the detachable input device comprises a keyboard; and

a connecting mechanism, comprising a first connector and a second connector respectively installed on the body and the detachable input device;

wherein the first connector connects to the second connector via a magnetic interaction;

the first connector is pivoted on the container, the container contains the first connector, and the first connector is plate-shaped; and

when the first connector is rotated from the container, the first connector is fixed to the second connector via a magnetic interaction, and the body stands inclinedly on the detachable input device.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connector comprises a magnet.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connector comprises a metal element.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connector comprises a magnet and the second connector comprises a metal element.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2010
From: HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORPORATION
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024739/0015 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2006
From: HO, SAN-CHI; WANG, KO-MIN; CHUANG, I-CHENG
To: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
Reel/Frame 018588/0158 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94147229 A · Dec 29, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070155446A1 · Jul 5, 2007