IP Library Granted Patent US 12,602,074
Granted Patent B2
US 12,602,074 · App. 18/767,975 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Electronic device

Inventors: Dong-Yu Wang (New Taipei City, TW); Chun-Hung Wen (New Taipei City, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
G06F1/1607G06F3/03545
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Patent No.
US 12,602,074
App. No.
18/767,975
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stylus, and a positioning mechanism is provided. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body and has a stylus slot. The stylus is accommodated in the stylus slot, wherein the positioning mechanism is disposed in the stylus slot and the stylus is fixed to the positioning mechanism. When the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the positioning mechanism is adapted to move the stylus out of the stylus slot.

Claims (16)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a first body, having a first magnetic component;

a second body, pivotally connected to the first body and has a stylus slot;

a stylus, accommodated in the stylus slot; and

a positioning mechanism, disposed in the stylus slot, and comprises a positioning base, a driving part, an elastic part and a driven part, wherein the stylus is fixed to the positioning base and the positioning base is adapted to slide in the stylus slot, the driving part is pivotally connected to the second body and has a second magnetic component corresponding to the first magnetic component, two ends of the elastic part are respectively connected to the driving part and the second body, and two ends of the driven part are respectively connected to the driving part and the positioning base,

when the second body is folded relative to the first body, the positioning base remains in a first position, wherein the elastic part is squeezed by the driving part, and an elastic restoring force of the elastic part is less than a first magnetic attraction force generated between the second magnetic component and the first magnetic component,

when the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the elastic restoring force of the elastic part is greater than a second magnetic attraction force generated between the second magnetic component and the first magnetic component to drive the driving part to rotate, and the driven part is driven by the driving part to push the positioning base toward an opening of the stylus slot, causing the positioning base to slide to a second position.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the stylus has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end is fixed to the positioning base, and the second end is exposed at the opening of the stylus slot.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the positioning base comprises a first positioning part and a second positioning part, and the driven part is connected to the first positioning part, the second positioning part is connected to the first positioning part and is between the first positioning part and the opening of the stylus slot, the stylus passes through the second positioning part, and the first end of the stylus is inserted into the first positioning part.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the positioning base further comprises a positioning hook disposed in the first positioning part, and the positioning hook snaps onto the first end of the stylus.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the driven part is located between the driving part and the positioning base, and the positioning base is located between the driven part and the opening of the stylus slot.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein magnetic attraction force generated between the second magnetic component and the first magnetic component weakens as an expansion angle of the second body relative to the first body increases.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second body has a top end and a bottom end opposite to the top end, and the bottom end is pivotally connected to the first body, the stylus slot is disposed on the top end.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first body has a front end and a back end opposite to the front end, and the bottom end of the second body is pivotally connected to the back end, the first magnetic component is disposed on the front end.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving part comprises a first driving part and a second driving part, and the first magnetic component is disposed in the first driving part, the second driving part is connected to the first driving part, and the driven part is connected to the second driving part, when the first driving part is attached to a bottom surface of the stylus slot, and the positioning base remains at the first position, when the first driving part moves away from the bottom surface of the stylus slot, the positioning base slides toward the second position.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the clastic part is a torsion spring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2024
From: WANG, DONG-YU; WEN, CHUN-HUNG
To: ACER INCORPORATED
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 112148172 · Dec 11, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250190011A1 · Jun 12, 2025
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