Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US6952343?dq=5,867,764
Timestamp: 2017-12-16 05:46:35
Document Index: 168776861

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 174', 'art 171', 'art 174', 'art 143', 'art 174', 'art 143', 'art 143', 'art 143', 'arts 143', 'arts 143', 'arts 143', 'art 116', 'art 116', 'art 116']

Patent US6952343 - Functional expansion apparatus and method for attaching electronic apparatus ... - Google Patents
A functional expansion apparatus for connecting an electronic apparatus having a first connector, to an external apparatus that expands a function of the electronic apparatus includes a frame movable between a first position and a second position, a connector cover including a second connector connectible...http://www.google.com/patents/US6952343?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6952343 - Functional expansion apparatus and method for attaching electronic apparatus to the functional expansion apparatus
Publication number US6952343 B2
Application number US 10/452,745
Also published as US20030227746
Publication number 10452745, 452745, US 6952343 B2, US 6952343B2, US-B2-6952343, US6952343 B2, US6952343B2
Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (65), Classifications (6), Legal Events (5)
US 6952343 B2
a connector cover including a second connector connectible to the first connector, said connector cover moving with said frame so that the first and second connectors are connected to each other when said frame is located at the first position, and the first and second connectors are disconnected from each other when said frame is located at the second position; and
a lock part that locks the electronic apparatus in a case where said frame is located at the first position, and for unlocking the electronic apparatus in a case where said frame is located at the second position;
wherein said frame has a groove that moves said connector cover close to and apart from the electronic apparatus, and said connector cover has a projection that moves along the groove.
2. A functional expansion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus has a LAN connector, and said functional expansion apparatus further comprises a shield member that covers the LAN connector when the electronic apparatus is attached to said functional expansion apparatus.
wherein the electronic apparatus has a LAN connector, and said functional expansion apparatus further comprises a shield member that covers the LAN connector when the electronic apparatus is attached to said functional expansion apparatus.
4. A functional expansion apparatus that connects an electronic apparatus having a first connector, to an external apparatus that expands a function of the electronic apparatus, said functional expansion apparatus comprising
an electronic apparatus fixing part that is connectible to the electronic apparatus, and includes a second connector connectible to the first connector, said electronic apparatus fixing Part being coupled to said base rotatable around the second connector;
wherein said electronic apparatus fixing part includes:
5. A functional expansion apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the friction plate has a hollow part, through which a cable that connects the second connector and the base to each other passes.
a holding part that holds said guide at the first and second positions;
wherein the first and second electronic apparatuses include different battery parts with different lengths.
The engagement member 170 serves to lock and unlock the frame 140 at the lock position. The engagement member 170 includes an approximately T-shaped substrate 171, the unlock button 172, and an engagement part 174. The substrate 171 includes a hole 171 a engageable with the shaft 124, and a perpendicular part 171 b that contacts the stopper 125. The unlock button 172 is used by a user to press in unlocking the frame 140 that has been locked at the lock position, and projects from the opening 123 a provided in the lower cover 123. The engagement part 174 is engaged with the engagement part 143 of the frame 140, and includes a hypotenuse 174 a and a horizontal part 174 b.
The spring 179 applies an elastic force to the engagement member 170 counterclockwise in FIG. 7 or in a direction toward the stopper 125. Usually, the engagement member 170 contacts the stopper 125 as shown in FIG. 7B, and the unlock button 172 projects from the opening 123 a.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the frame 140 further includes an engagement part 143 that projects lankily. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the engagement part 143 includes a hypotenuse 143 a and the horizontal part 143 b. Here, FIG. 8A is a partially transparent plane view of an arrangement between the engagement parts 143 and 174 when the frame 140 is located at the unlock position. FIG. 8B is a partially transparent plane view of an arrangement between the engagement parts 143 and 174 when the frame 140 moves from the unlock position to the lock position. FIG. 8C is a partially transparent plane view of an arrangement between the engagement parts 143 and 174 when the frame is located at almost the lock position or when the unlock button 172 is pressed in FIG. 8D.
The ring 117 is made, for example, of metal plate, while the presser ring 118 is made, for example, of resin. An alternate arrangement of different materials would maintain a smooth rotation by preventing shaving during rotation, etc. Screws 119 fix the rings 117 and 118 are fixed onto a screw hole in a shaft 128 through the upper cover 115 a the shaft hole 195 a.
The PC body 200 may continue to rotate in the direction J1 from a state shown in FIG. 19A in such a configuration until the uppermost projection 116 contacts the stopper 129 b. Similarly, the stopper 116 at the right side contacts the stopper 129 b, and the stopper 116 at the left side contacts the stopper 129 f. FIG. 19B shows this state. In this case, the projection 196 d is inserted into the concave part 116 b in the uppermost projection 116, the projection 196 e is inserted into the concave part 116 b in the right-side projection 116, and the projection 196 f is inserted into the concave part 116 b in the left-side projection 116.
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