Patent ID: 6216195
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A docking station for a notebook computer that has a rear wall provided with a first connector set, the rear wall defining a longitudinal axis, said docking station comprising:a housing having a front wall adapted to be disposed adjacent to and parallel to the rear wall of the notebook computer, said front wall being provided with a second connector set that is adapted to connect electrically and mechanically with the first connector set, said front wall being formed with an ejector opening, said housing being further formed with an access opening; andan ejector device includingan elongate linking arm disposed in said housing and parallel to said front wall, said linking arm being movable in said housing in a longitudinal direction between operated and non-operated positions, said linking arm having a connecting end and an operating end accessible via said access opening to permit movement of said linking arm from the non-operated position to the operated position,an ejecting member disposed in said housing adjacent to said ejector opening, said ejecting member having a first pivot portion connected pivotally to said connecting end of said linking arm, a second pivot portion connected pivotally to said housing, and an ejecting portion that is retracted in said housing when said linking arm is in the non-operated position, and that extends out of said housing via said ejector opening so as to be adapted to push the rear wall of the notebook computer away from said front wall when said linking arm is in the operated position, anda biasing member for biasing said linking arm to the non-operated position.