IP Library Granted Patent US 9,318,906
Granted Patent B2
US 9,318,906 · App. 13/771,954 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Universal dock for portable phone

Inventor: Jong-Hae Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H02J7/0044H04M1/04
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Patent No.
US 9,318,906
App. No.
13/771,954
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a universal dock having a universal cradle for cradling a portable terminal having various sizes and types or accessory thereon, and a connector dummy receiving a connector for electrically connecting to the portable terminal and moving upward and downward on the universal cradle.

Claims (20)

1. A universal dock for a portable terminal, comprising:

a universal cradle adopted to cradle a portable terminal having various sizes and types or an accessory thereon;

a connector dummy comprising:

a connector base installed to the base to be rotatable by a hinge unit; and

a housing coupled to the connector base to be movable on the connector base in upward and downward directions, the connector dummy being disposed within the universal cradle on a horizontal orientation and providing upward and downward movements; and

a connector received within the connector dummy adopted to electrically couple to the portable terminal,

wherein upward and downward movements of the connector dummy adjust a height by which the connector protrudes from the connector dummy,

wherein the connector dummy is pressed downward as the portable terminal is mounted thereon which in turn causes the connector to protrude more outwardly,

wherein the connector and the connector dummy are configured to be rotatable in relation to a base of the universal cradle.

2. The universal dock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connector is fixed to the connector base, and wherein the exposure state of the connector to the exterior changes depending on the movement of the housing.

3. The universal dock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing is supported by one or more of first elastic pieces, which are uprightly mounted to the connector base.

4. The universal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the universal cradle comprises:

a desktop-type base;

a pair of connecting arms extending from a rear end of the base toward a front end at a predetermined angle; and,

a support coupled between the connecting arms to maintain a slanted state of the portable terminal.

5. The universal dock as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a balancing member for balancing right-left sides of the housing in upward and downward movements thereof while coupling the connector to the portable terminal.

6. The universal dock as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the balancing member is fixed on the connector base to extend along a longitudinal direction of the housing/connector base between the connector base and the housing.

7. The universal dock as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the balancing member is a rod made of metallic material, and wherein the balancing member is manufactured by a multiple bending in a direction to make both ends adjacent to each other.

8. The universal dock as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the balancing member has a symmetrical shape, wherein the balancing member is symmetrically disposed on the connector base, and wherein a direction for disposing the balancing member is parallel to a direction of a rotational axis of the connector dummy.

9. The universal dock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connector dummy is provided with a force returning to an initial position by a second elastic member after the rotation of the connector dummy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2013
From: KIM, JONG-HAE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0025357 · Mar 13, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130241470A1 · Sep 19, 2013