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Granted Patent B2
US 8,926,371 · App. 13/781,034 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Detachable handle and electronic device using the same

Inventors: Chen Tseng (Kaohsiung, TW); Yu-Chieh Liang (New Taipei, TW); Chi-Fu Chen (Taoyuan Shien, TW)
Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
H01R13/62G06F1/1632
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Patent No.
US 8,926,371
App. No.
13/781,034
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detachable handle includes a body, a connector, a pivot joint, and a transmission element. The body includes a plurality of I/O ports. The pivot joint connects the body to the connector for switching a rotational angle between the body and the connector. The transmission element embedded in the body electrically connects the I/O ports to the connector. The pivot joint includes a first pivot plate and a second pivot plate pivoted to each other. A terminal of the first pivot plate is fixed to the body, and a terminal of the second pivot plate is fixed to the connector. An electronic device using the detachable handle is also disclosed.

Claims (19)

1. A detachable handle detachably engaged to a main body having a fixing portion, comprising:

a body comprising a plurality of I/O ports;

a connector;

a pivot joint connecting the body to the connector, configured for switching a rotational angle between the body and the connector, wherein the pivot joint comprises a first pivot plate and a second pivot plate pivoted to each other, a terminal of the first pivot plate is fixed to the body, and a terminal of the second pivot plate is fixed to the connector, the pivot joint further comprising a bump portion, the fixing portion being engaged to the bump portion to fix the detachable handle to the main body when the detachable handle is inserted to the main body; and

a transmission element embedded in the body for electrically connecting the I/O ports to the connector.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a detachable handle, comprising:

a body comprising a plurality of I/O ports;

a connector;

a pivot joint connecting the body to the connector, configured for switching a rotational angle between the body and the connector, and comprising a bump portion; and

a transmission element embedded in the body for electrically connecting the I/O ports to the connector; and

a main body comprising a connection slot and a fixing portion, wherein the connector of the detachable handle is detachably engaged to the connection slot, the fixing portion being engaged to the bump portion to fix the detachable handle to the main body when the connector is inserted to the connection slot.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the bump portion is a ratchet having a plurality of concave surfaces, and the fixing portion comprises a latch engaged to one of the concave surfaces to fix the rotational angle of the pivot joint.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion is a sleeve for horizontally moving to hold the bump portion when the detachable handle is engaged to the main body.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion is a block, the block is moved horizontally to abut against the bump portion when the detachable handle is engaged to the main body.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the pivot joint comprises a first pivot plate and a second pivot plate pivoted to each other, a terminal of the first pivot plate is fixed to the body, and a terminal of the second pivot plate is fixed to the connector.

7. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the transmission element is a flexible flat cable or a flexible printed circuit.

8. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the connector is a universal series bus connector, a cable connector, or a wiring connector.

9. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the detachable handle is in U-shaped, L-shaped, or T-shaped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2013
From: TSENG, CHEN; LIANG, YU-CHIEH; CHEN, CHI-FU
To: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 029898/0355 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101127481 A · Jul 30, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140030907A1 · Jan 30, 2014