Patent ID: 6450727
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic locking apparatus for a movable module in a device which has a bottom wall resting on a support plane under a normal state of the device, comprising:an input unit, located on the bottom wall for detecting if the device being positioned normally; a transfer unit, located in the device for linking with the input unit for generating a response based upon position states of the device detected by the input unit; and an output unit, located in the device for linking with the transfer unit for receiving the response to perform a selected action upon the movable module; wherein the transfer unit triggers the output unit to release the movable module for moving inside the device as desired when the input unit detects device position is at the normal state; the transfer unit triggers the output unit to lock the movable module at a selected position when the input unit detects the position of the device is at an abnormal state.