Patent ID: 6191942
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04R,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer adapted to detachably receive a loudspeaker module which includes: front and rear walls opposite to each other in a first longitudinal direction; a guided wall interposed therebetween; a loudspeaker unit disposed therein and proximate to the front wall to deliver transduced sound therethrough; and a first connecting member of a first male-and-female electrical connector assembly disposed to extend rearwardly and outwardly of the rear wall, and connected electrically to the loudspeaker unit, said portable computer comprising:a mainframe module includingupper and lower major walls opposite to each other in a first transverse direction;a keyboard disposed on said upper major wall;first and second side walls respectively interposed between said upper and lower major walls, and opposite to each other in a second longitudinal direction transverse to said first transverse direction, said first side wall defining a receiving cavity extending towards said second side wall in said second longitudinal direction and terminating at an inner abutment wall which is spaced apart from said first side wall in said second longitudinal direction;a guiding wall disposed to bound said receiving cavity in said second longitudinal direction and adapted to slidably guide the guided wall so as to bring the first longitudinal direction to be aligned with said second longitudinal direction and to bring the rear wall towards said inner abutment wall; anda first mating connecting member adapted to form together with the first connecting member, the first male-and-female electrical connector assembly, said first mating connector member being disposed to extend forwardly and inwardly of said inner abutment wall, and being adapted to register with and to fit matingly and snugly with the first connecting member when the rear wall is slidably guided by said guiding wall to push against said inner abutment wall.