Docking station for television receiver, stand, and electronic device
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a docking station for a television receiver includes a support, a first connector, and a protruding portion. The support is configured to be attachably and detachably connected to a television receiver comprising a housing in which a display device is housed, and to support the housing. The first connector is configured to be electrically connected to a second connector of the television receiver. The protruding portion is configured to protrude from the support to support the support, and to enable an angle of a display screen of the display device to be set variably.
1. A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising:
a support configured to support a housing to which a display device with a display screen is provided so that an electronic device comprising the housing is attachable and detachable with respect to the support; and
an attachment member configured to be attachable and detachable with respect to the support, wherein,
in a state in which the attachment member is in a first posture and is attached to the support, while the attachment member abuts on a setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the display screen and the setting surface is a first angle,
in a state in which the attachment member is in a second posture and is attached to the support, while the attachment member abuts on the setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the display screen and the setting surface is a second angle, and
in a state in which the attachment member is detached from the support, while the support abuts on the setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the setting surface and the display screen is a third angle,
each of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle is an angle at which the display screen is inclined backwardly toward a rear face side of the display screen as the display screen is positioned farther away from the setting surface,
the first angle is an angle at which the display screen is positioned more toward the front face side of the display screen than at the third angle, and
the second angle is an angle at which the display screen is positioned more toward the rear face side of the display screen than at the third angle.
2. The docking station of claim 1 , wherein
the attachment member comprises a first section with a first height and a second section with a second height, the second section is arranged on an opposite side of the first section, the support is configured to be placed on the first section and the second section, and
the first section is configured to be positioned on one side with respect to the second section in the first posture, and the second section is configured to be positioned on the one side with respect to the first section in the second posture.
3. The docking station of claim 2 , further comprising:
a plurality of first engage portions, the support comprising the first engage portions; and
a plurality of second engage portions configured to engage with respective first engage portions, the attachment member comprising the second engage portions, wherein
one of the first engage portions is configured to engage with a first second engage portion in the first posture and is configured to engage with a different second engage portion in the second posture.
4. The docking station of claim 1 , wherein, when the electronic device is placed on the setting surface in a posture in which the display screen faces upwardly from the setting surface, the display screen is tilted with respect to the setting surface by an angle larger than an angle of when the display screen is tilted with respect to the setting surface in the state in which the attachment member is in the first posture and the second posture.
5. The docking station of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is attachable and detachable with respect to the support by partial elastic deformation of the attachment member.