IP Library Granted Patent US 11,609,616
Granted Patent B2
US 11,609,616 · App. 17/476,453 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Portable electronic apparatus having detachable key cap

Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen (New Taipei, TW); Shun-Bin Chen (New Taipei, TW); Huei-Ting Chuang (New Taipei, TW); Kuo-Lun Huang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 11,609,616
App. No.
17/476,453
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable electronic apparatus including a first body, a second body, and a keyboard is provided. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body. The keyboard is disposed on the first body and includes a plurality of key structures. One of the key structures includes an elevating platform, a key cap, and a camera. The key cap is detachably mounted to the elevating platform, and the camera is mounted at one side of the key cap facing the elevating platform. After the camera is detached from the elevating platform together with the key cap, the camera is mounted and positioned to the second body together with the key cap, and at least a portion of the camera is exposed to the outside.

Claims (14)

1. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first body;

a second body, pivotally connected to the first body; and

a keyboard, disposed on the first body, comprising a plurality of key structures, wherein one of the key structures comprises an elevating platform, a key cap, and a camera, the key cap is detachably mounted to the elevating platform, and the camera is mounted at one side of the key cap facing the elevating platform,

wherein the camera is mounted and positioned to the second body together with the key cap after the camera is detached from the elevating platform together with the key cap, and at least a portion of the camera is exposed to an outside,

the second body has a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region, and the key cap detached from the elevating platform is only mounted and positioned to the display region.

2. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , the second body comprises a first magnet, the one of the key structures further comprises a second magnet mounted to the key cap, and the key cap is magnetically attracted to the first magnet through the second magnet to be mounted to the second body.

3. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , the second body further comprises a first electrical connection component adjacent to the first magnet, the one of the key structures further comprises a second electrical connection component mounted to the key cap, the second electrical connection component is electrically connected to the camera, the second magnet is magnetically attracted to the first magnet, and the second electrical connection component electrically contacts the first electrical connection component.

4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , the first electrical connection component is exposed to a lateral side of the second body, the key cap has a through hole, and the second electrical connection component is inserted in the through hole.

5. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , a number of the first magnet is two, the first electrical connection component is located between the two first magnets, a number of the second magnet is two, and the second electrical connection component is located between the two second magnets.

6. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , the one of the key structures further comprises a magnet mounted to the key cap, an electrical connection component mounted to the key cap, and a battery mounted to the key cap, the battery is electrically connected to the camera and the electrical connection component, the key cap is mounted and positioned to the second body after the camera is detached from the elevating platform together with the key cap, and the magnet is magnetically attracted to the second body.

7. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , the one of the key structures further comprises a wireless transmission device mounted to the key cap, and the camera is electrically connected to the wireless transmission device.

8. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , the key cap has a pressing surface, a bottom surface facing away from the pressing surface, and a through hole penetrating through the pressing surface, the camera overlaps the through hole, and the key cap detached from the elevating platform contacts the display region through the bottom surface.

9. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , the key cap has a pressing surface and a side surface surrounding the pressing surface, the second body has a display region, a frame region surrounding the display region, and a lateral side surrounding the frame region, and the key cap detached from the elevating platform contacts the lateral side through the side surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2021
From: CHEN, HUNG-CHI; CHEN, SHUN-BIN; CHUANG, HUEI-TING; HUANG, KUO-LUN
To: ACER INCORPORATED
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 110105492 · Feb 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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