IP Library Granted Patent US 11,983,044
Granted Patent B2
US 11,983,044 · App. 17/943,085 · Granted May 14, 2024

Mobile electronic device and expansion unit

Inventor: Kuang-Yeh Chang (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Getac Holdings Corporation
G06F1/1656G06F1/1684
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Patent No.
US 11,983,044
App. No.
17/943,085
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile electronic device includes a main framework having a motherboard, a back cover covering the main framework and having an expansion window, and an expansion unit is disclosed. The expansion unit includes a door cover covering the expansion window. The door cover includes a back plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate having an opening. A functional module is disposed on an inner side of the door cover, electrically connected to the motherboard, and has a first side on which an operation interface is disposed. The operation interface faces the opening in the lateral plate.

Claims (28)

1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a main framework having a motherboard;

a back cover covering the main framework and having an expansion window; and

an expansion unit, comprising:

a door cover covering the expansion window, the door cover comprising a back plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate comprising an opening; and

a functional module disposed on an inner side of the door cover, electrically connected to the motherboard, and having a first side on which an operation interface is disposed, the operation interface facing the opening in the lateral plate such that the operation interface is visible through the opening.

2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the functional module is a universal serial bus (USB) Type-C, a USB, a secure digital (SD) card, a local area network (LAN), a video graphics array (VGA), or a serial port.

3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a lid connected in a liftable and covering manner to the door cover, arranged to expose the opening when lifted open and to block the opening when closed.

4. The mobile electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the lid comprises a fixing plate, a movable plate, and a bending portion connected between the fixing plate and the movable plate.

5. The mobile electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the door cover further comprises a first recess and a second recess adjacent to each other, wherein the first recess and the second recess are each recessed from the opening toward an interior of the mobile electronic device.

6. The mobile electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first recess is provided therein with a plurality of in-recess fixing columns, each of the in-recess fixing columns is provided with a fifth fixing hole, and the second recess is provided therein with the opening.

7. The mobile electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the fixing plate is provided with a plurality of sixth fixing holes, arranged such that when the fixing plate is disposed in the first recess, the fifth fixing holes and the sixth fixing holes respectively correspond to each other.

8. The mobile electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of fixing elements respectively detachably fixed between the fifth fixing holes and the sixth fixing holes.

9. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a stop apparatus is disposed on the inner side of the door cover and covers the functional module.

10. The mobile electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the stop apparatus exposes a connector of the functional module.

11. The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the stop apparatus is fixed on at least one of the back plate or the lateral plate.

12. The mobile electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the stop apparatus fixes the functional module on the back plate and abuts against a second side of the functional module, and the second side facing away from the operation interface.

13. The mobile electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the stop apparatus comprises a first stop element and a second stop element, the first stop element fixes the functional module on the back plate, and the second stop element abuts against the second side of the functional module.

14. The mobile electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the stop apparatus is made of metal material.

15. The mobile electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the door cover is made of metal material.

16. An expansion unit, comprising:

a door cover comprising a back plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate comprising an opening, the door cover configured to be received in an expansion window of a mobile electronic device; and

a functional module disposed on an inner side of the door cover, and having a first side on which an operation interface is disposed, the operation interface facing the opening in the lateral plate such that the operation interface is visible through the opening;

wherein the functional module comprises a connector configured to electrically connect the functional module to the mobile electronic device when the door cover is mounted on the mobile electronic device.

17. The expansion unit of claim 16 , further comprising a lid connected in a liftable and covering manner to the door cover, arranged to expose the opening when lifted open and to block the opening when closed.

18. The expansion unit of claim 17 , wherein the functional module is a universal serial bus (USB) Type-C, a USB, a secure digital (SM) card, a local area network (LAN), a video graphics array (VGA), or a serial port.

19. The expansion unit of claim 16 , further comprising a transparent panel covering the opening.

20. The expansion unit of claim 19 , wherein the functional module is a barcode reader, a fingerprint detector, a camera, or an infrared communication apparatus.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNEE ADDRESS CHANGE Recorded Nov 27, 2023
From: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065677/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065210/0242 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2022
From: CHANG, KUANG-YEH
To: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061089/0149 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16995009 · Aug 17, 2020
Continuation In Part 16890955 · Jun 2, 2020
Related Publication 20230004194A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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