Base with rotating mount that increases friction of rotation when portable computing device is placed onto mount
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/16
G06F-003/02
출원번호
US-0075992
(2016-03-21)
등록번호
US-9740240
(2017-08-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Matsumoto, George
Tanner, James
Roberts, Rachael Elizabeth
출원인 / 주소
Google Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP
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초록▼
A base for a portable computing device may comprise a keyboard, a frame, a shaft, a mount, and a shaft engagement element. The keyboard may be configured to communicate with the portable computing device. The frame may surround the keyboard. The shaft may be rotationally attached to the frame. The r
A base for a portable computing device may comprise a keyboard, a frame, a shaft, a mount, and a shaft engagement element. The keyboard may be configured to communicate with the portable computing device. The frame may surround the keyboard. The shaft may be rotationally attached to the frame. The rotational attachment of the shaft to the frame may have a friction greater than a force of gravity on the portable computing device. The mount may be configured to hold the portable computing device. The mount may define a shaft recess through which the shaft extends and in which the shaft freely rotates. The shaft engagement element may be configured to rotationally couple the mount to the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount.
대표청구항▼
1. A base for a portable computing device, the base comprising: a keyboard configured to communicate with the portable computing device;a frame surrounding the keyboard;a shaft rotationally attached to the frame, the rotational attachment of the shaft to the frame having a friction greater than a fo
1. A base for a portable computing device, the base comprising: a keyboard configured to communicate with the portable computing device;a frame surrounding the keyboard;a shaft rotationally attached to the frame, the rotational attachment of the shaft to the frame having a friction greater than a force of gravity on the portable computing device;a mount configured to hold the portable computing device, the mount defining a shaft recess through which the shaft extends and in which the shaft freely rotates; anda shaft engagement element configured to rotationally couple the mount to the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 2. The base of claim 1, wherein the shaft engagement element is rotationally coupled to the shaft. 3. The base of claim 1, wherein the shaft engagement element is configured to slide longitudinally along the shaft but cannot rotate around the shaft. 4. The base of claim 1, wherein the shaft engagement element is configured to rotationally couple the mount to the shaft by sliding along the shaft and engaging a mount engagement interface of the mount in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 5. The base of claim 4, further comprising an engagement actuator configured to cause the shaft engagement element to slide along the shaft and engage the mount engagement interface by rotating about the shaft and pressing a fin, which extends from the shaft engagement element, away from the engagement actuator and toward the mount engagement interface. 6. The base of claim 5, wherein: the mount engagement interface comprises mount teeth; andthe shaft engagement element comprises shaft engagement teeth, the shaft engagement teeth being configured to mate with the mount teeth. 7. The base of claim 5, wherein the engagement actuator comprises a magnet configured to cause the engagement actuator to rotate about the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 8. The base of claim 5, wherein the engagement actuator comprises a magnet configured to cause the engagement actuator to rotate about the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 9. The base of claim 5, wherein the fin has a curved shape. 10. The base of claim 5, wherein the mount comprises a lever configured to cause the engagement actuator to rotate about the shaft in response to the portable computing device pressing the lever while the portable computing device is placed on the mount. 11. The base of claim 1, wherein the mount comprises a lever configured to cause the shaft engagement element to rotationally couple the mount to the shaft in response to the portable computing device pressing the lever while the portable computing device is placed on the mount. 12. The base of claim 11, wherein the base comprises a spring configured to cause the shaft engagement element to decouple the mount from the shaft in response to the portable computing device being removed from the mount. 13. The base of claim 1, wherein the mount defines a slot configured to hold the portable computing device. 14. A base for a portable computing device, the base comprising: a keyboard configured to communicate with the portable computing device;a frame surrounding the keyboard;a shaft rotationally attached to the frame, the rotational attachment having a friction greater than a force of gravity on the portable computing device;a mount configured to hold the portable computing device, the mount defining a shaft recess through which the shaft extends and in which the shaft freely rotates, the mount comprising a mount engagement interface;a shaft engagement element configured to rotationally couple the mount to the shaft by sliding along the shaft and engaging the mount engagement interface; andan engagement actuator configured to cause the shaft engagement element to slide along the shaft and engage the mount engagement interface by rotating about the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 15. The base of claim 14, wherein the engagement actuator comprises a magnet configured to cause the engagement actuator to rotate about the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 16. The base of claim 15, wherein the magnet comprises a denser material than remaining portions of the engagement actuator, the denser material of the magnet causing a gravitational force to rotate the engagement actuator in an opposite direction when the portable computing device is removed from the mount. 17. A base for mounting a portable computing device, the base comprising: a frame connected to a clamp;a keyboard supported by the frame;the clamp frictionally engaging a shaft, the frictional engagement allowing the shaft to frictionally rotate within the clamp;the shaft comprising: a first cylindrical portion at a first end portion of the shaft, the first cylindrical portion frictionally engaging the clamp;a second cylindrical portion farther from the first end portion of the shaft than the first end portion, the second cylindrical portion being surrounded by a portion of a mount and allowing the mount to rotate freely with respect to the shaft when a shaft engagement element is not engaged with a mount engagement interface of the mount;a non-cylindrical portion farther from the first end portion of the shaft than the second cylindrical portion, the non-cylindrical portion being surrounded by a shaft engagement element, the non-cylindrical portion allowing the shaft engagement element to slide toward and away from the first end portion and not allowing the shaft engagement element to rotate around the non-cylindrical portion; anda third cylindrical portion farther from the first end portion than the non-cylindrical portion, the third cylindrical portion being surrounded by an engagement actuator and allowing the engagement actuator to rotate freely around the third cylindrical portion;the mount configured to hold the portable computing device, the mount defining a cylindrical recess surrounding the second cylindrical portion of the shaft, the mount comprising the mount engagement interface;the engagement actuator configured to force a shaft engagement element toward the mount engagement interface in response to the portable computing device being placed in the mount; andthe shaft engagement element configured to engage the mount engagement interface and rotationally couple the mount to the shaft in response to the engagement actuator forcing the shaft engagement element toward the mount engagement interface. 18. The base of claim 17, wherein the engagement actuator is configured to rotate around the third cylindrical portion of the shaft in response to the portable computing device being placed in the mount, the rotation of the engagement actuator forcing the shaft engagement element toward the mount engagement interface. 19. The base of claim 18, wherein the engagement actuator comprises a magnet configured to cause the engagement actuator to rotate in response to the portable computing device being placed on the mount. 20. The base of claim 19, wherein the magnet comprises a denser material than other portions of the engagement actuator.
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