Patent ID: 9740245
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computing device comprising: a first portion; a second portion separably connected to the first portion; a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion to the second portion, the locking mechanism includes a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion, the locking receptacle including a rotating lock and having an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable; an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to transition the first portion and the second portion between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein the actuator includes a SMA wire and wherein transitioning the locking mechanism further comprises heating the SMA wire to transition the locking mechanism; and a thermistor to measure ambient temperature near the SMA wire and wherein heating the SMA wire to unlock transition the locking mechanism further comprises heating the SMA wire based on the ambient temperature near the SMA wire.