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Granted Patent B2
US 8,953,309 · App. 13/616,677 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Electronic device

Inventors: Cheng-Mao Chang (Taipei Hsien, TW); Ching-Piao Kuan (Taipei Hsien, TW); Chih-Ming Kuo (Taipei Hsien, TW); Yan-Lin Kuo (Taipei Hsien, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 8,953,309
App. No.
13/616,677
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a bottom shell, and an electrical connection port. The bottom shell is pivotally connected to the main body, and the electrical connection port is disposed on the bottom shell. When the bottom shell is in a closed position relative to the main body, the electrical connection port is covered by the main body. When the bottom shell rotates from the closed position to an opened position relative to the main body, an opening is formed between the main body and the bottom shell, and the electrical connection port is exposed to the opening.

Claims (14)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a main body;

a display, connected to the main body;

a bottom shell, pivotally connected to the main body; and

an electrical connection port, disposed on the bottom shell, wherein when the bottom shell is in a closed position relative to the main body, the electrical connection port is covered by the main body, and when the bottom shell rotates from the closed position to an opened position relative to the main body, an opening is formed between the main body and the bottom shell, and the electrical connection port is exposed to the opening.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a circuit board disposed between the bottom shell and the main body.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom shell comprises a first hole, and the main body comprises a second hole, and air is exhausted from the electronic device through the first and second holes.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a driving unit disposed in the main body, and the driving unit drives the bottom shell to rotate relative to the main body between the opened position and the closed position.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the driving unit comprises a motor, a rod pivotally connected to the main body, and a rotary member pivotally connecting the motor with the rod, and the rotary member is rotated by the motor to force the rod to rotate and push the main body to move along a first direction, and when the bottom shell is in the closed position, the bottom shell is parallel to a plane, and the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the plane.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the motor comprises a step motor or a servo motor.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the driving unit comprises a motor, a rack connected to the main body, and a threaded rod connecting the motor with the rack, and the threaded rod is rotated by the motor to push the rod to move along a first direction, and when the bottom shell is in the closed position, the bottom shell is parallel to a plane, and the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the plane.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the motor comprises a step motor or a servo motor.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a control circuit and a sensor both disposed in the main body, and when the sensor detects that a connector is electrically connected to the electrical connection port, the control circuit transmits a signal to the driving unit to maintain the bottom shell in the opened position relative to the main body.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the control circuit transmits different signals to the driving unit according to different settings to adjust an angle between the bottom shell and the main body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2012
From: CHANG, CHENG-MAO; KUAN, CHING-PIAO; KUO, CHIH-MING; KUO, YAN-LIN
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 028972/0765 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101203524 A · Feb 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130225001A1 · Aug 29, 2013