Patent ID: 7200002
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A connection port module disposed within a panel of an electronic apparatus, comprising: a casing having at least an opening at a first side thereof and a shaft at a second side thereof; a printed circuit board disposed in said casing and having at least a connection port at a first edge thereof corresponding to said opening of said casing; a fixing plate covering said casing and secured to said panel and having an engagement element on a bottom surface; a resilient element disposed in an inner wall of said casing and resisting against said casing and said fixing plate; and a latch device disposed in said casing and having a hook for engaging with said engaging element of said fixing plate such that said connection port module is alternatively flipped outside said panel and hidden inside said panel of said electronic apparatus via an external force exerted thereon, wherein the resilient element provides a resilient force against the bottom surface of said fixing plate when the latch device is engaged with the engagement element of said fixing plate and releases the resilient force when said latch device is disengaged with the engagement element of said fixing plate to force the connecting port module to rotate around said shaft and flip outside said panel to expose the at least one connection port of said printed circuit board.