IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0937191
(2018-03-27)
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등록번호 |
US-10067533
(2018-09-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Powell, Reuben C. G.
- Holewski, Jozef P.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Precision Mounting Technologies Ltd.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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A docking station is provided for a portable electronic device having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is removably coupled to the keyboard portion. The docking station includes a base for supporting the keyboard portion, and a display support coupled to the base and configured to suppo
A docking station is provided for a portable electronic device having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is removably coupled to the keyboard portion. The docking station includes a base for supporting the keyboard portion, and a display support coupled to the base and configured to support the display portion when the display portion is coupled to the keyboard portion. The display support includes a lock configured to selectively engage the display portion of the portable electronic device and prevent removal of the display portion from the keyboard portion when the lock is in a locked state.
대표청구항
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1. A docking station for a portable electronic device having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is removably coupled to the keyboard portion, the docking station comprising: a base for supporting the keyboard portion; and a display support coupled to the base and configured to support the
1. A docking station for a portable electronic device having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is removably coupled to the keyboard portion, the docking station comprising: a base for supporting the keyboard portion; and a display support coupled to the base and configured to support the display portion when the display portion is coupled to the keyboard portion, the display support including a lock configured to selectively engage the display portion of the portable electronic device and prevent removal of the display portion from the keyboard portion when the lock is in a locked state; wherein the display support is pivotally coupled to the base, and wherein when the lock is engaged with the display portion, the display support is pivotable relative to the base. 2. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the lock includes a pawl movable relative to the display support between a locked position, in which the pawl extends from the display support to engage the display portion, and an unlocked position, in which the pawl is not positioned to engage the display portion. 3. The docking station of claim 2, wherein the pawl translates relative to the display support. 4. The docking station of claim 2, wherein the display support includes a housing portion having a recess defined therein, and wherein the pawl is movable into and out of the recess. 5. The docking station of claim 4, wherein the pawl is coupled to a slider that is movably supported in the recess. 6. The docking station of claim 5, wherein the slider includes a recess into which a projection of the lock extends, the projection and recess cooperating such that moving the lock between locked and unlocked states selectively moves the slider within the recess. 7. The docking station of claim 6, wherein the lock is a keyed lock, and wherein rotation of a key in the lock moves the projection to thereby move the lock between the locked and the unlocked states. 8. The docking station of claim 6, wherein the recess in the slider is an elongated slot, and wherein the projection of the lock is a post that extends into the elongated slot. 9. The docking station of claim 2, wherein the display portion includes an aperture, and wherein the pawl extends from the display support when in the locked position to be received into the aperture in the display portion. 10. The docking station of claim 9, wherein the keyboard portion includes a receiver sized and configured to receive the display portion therein, wherein the receiver includes an aperture aligned with the aperture in the display portion, and wherein the pawl extends through the aperture in the receiver and into the aperture in the display portion when in the locked position. 11. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the display support can pivot 180 degrees relative to the base, and wherein the lock can engage and remain engaged with the display portion over an entirety of the 180 degrees of pivoting. 12. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the display support includes a flange extending therefrom for supportably engaging a rear surface of the display portion. 13. The docking station of claim 12, wherein the display support further includes a movable tab operable to selectively engage a front surface of the display portion. 14. The docking station of claim 13, wherein the lock includes a pawl movable relative to the display support between a locked position, in which the pawl extends from the display support to engage the display portion, and an unlocked position, in which the pawl is not positioned to engage the display portion, the pawl being positioned between the flange and the movable tab. 15. The docking station of claim 14, wherein the pawl is part of a movable slider that translates relative to the display support. 16. The docking station of claim 13, wherein the movable tab is movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the movable tab includes a ramped surface configured to engage the keyboard portion of the portable computer as the portable computer is moved to a closed configuration, such that the movable tab automatically moves from the extended position to the retracted position due to engagement between the ramped surface and the keyboard portion. 17. The docking station of claim 16, wherein the movable tab is slidable relative to a remainder of the display support between the extended and retracted positions. 18. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the base further includes a second lock, distinct from the lock on the display support, for locking the keyboard portion to the base. 19. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the display support includes a mounting portion coupled to the base, a housing portion pivotally coupled to the mounting portion, and a pawl movable relative to the housing portion between a locked position, in which the pawl extends from the housing portion to engage the display portion, and an unlocked position, in which the pawl is not positioned to engage the display portion. 20. The docking station of claim 19, wherein the housing portion is pivotally coupled to the mounting portion by a pivot pin that extends through both an aperture in the housing portion and an aperture in the mounting portion, the pivot pin having a head and a distal end, and wherein the pivot pin is oriented within the apertures such that a distance between the base and the head is smaller than a distance between the base and the distal end. 21. A display support for use with a base on which a keyboard portion of a 2-in-1 computer is supported, the 2-in-1 computer including the keyboard portion and a display portion removably coupled to the keyboard portion, the display support comprising: a mounting portion configured to be coupled to a base;a housing portion pivotally coupled to the mounting portion; anda lock coupled to the housing portion for selectively engaging the display portion of the 2-in-1 computer and preventing removal of the display portion from the keyboard portion when the lock is in a locked state; wherein the lock includes a pawl movable relative to the housing portion between a locked position, in which the pawl extends from the display support to engage the display portion, and an unlocked position, in which the pawl is not positioned to engage the display portion. 22. The display support of claim 21, further comprising a movable tab coupled to the housing portion and movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the movable tab includes a ramped surface configured to engage the keyboard portion of the 2-in-1 computer as the 2-in-1 computer is moved to a closed configuration, such that the movable tab automatically moves from the extended position to the retracted position due to engagement between the ramped surface and the keyboard portion. 23. The display support of claim 22, wherein the movable tab is slidable relative to the housing portion between the extended and retracted positions. 24. A method of locking a 2-in-1 computer, including a keyboard portion and a display portion removably coupled to the keyboard portion, to a docking station having a base and a display support coupled to the base, the method comprising: coupling the keyboard portion and the display portion together;positioning the keyboard portion on the base of the docking station;locking the keyboard portion to the base using a first lock on the base;positioning the display support adjacent the display portion;locking the display support to the display portion using a second lock on the display support, thereby preventing removal of the display portion from the keyboard portion; andpivoting the display support relative to the base while the display support is locked to the display portion with the second lock. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising: unlocking the second lock, thereby permitting the display portion to be uncoupled from the keyboard portion while the keyboard portion remains locked to the base by the first lock. 26. A docking station for a portable electronic device having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is removably coupled to the keyboard portion, the docking station comprising: a base for supporting the keyboard portion; and a display support coupled to the base and configured to support the display portion when the display portion is coupled to the keyboard portion, the display support including a lock configured to selectively engage the display portion of the portable electronic device and prevent removal of the display portion from the keyboard portion when the lock is in a locked state; wherein the lock includes a pawl movable relative to the display support between a locked position, in which the pawl extends from the display support to engage the display portion, and an unlocked position, in which the pawl is not positioned to engage the display portion. 27. The docking station of claim 26, wherein the pawl translates relative to the display support. 28. The docking station of claim 26, wherein the display support includes a housing portion having a recess defined therein, and wherein the pawl is movable into and out of the recess. 29. The docking station of claim 28, wherein the pawl is coupled to a slider that is movably supported in the recess. 30. The docking station of claim 29, wherein the slider includes a recess into which a projection of the lock extends, the projection and recess cooperating such that moving the lock between locked and unlocked states selectively moves the slider within the recess.
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