Abstract:
An electronic device with an accessory is disclosed. The electronic device with an accessory comprises two shells and a connecting element. A slot having a plurality of teeth is located between the shells. The connecting element comprises a protrusion and a damper. The protrusion connects to the accessory. The damper is installed in the slot for avoiding the connecting element moving.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly relates to an electronic device with an accessory. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0004]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a conventional electronic device, a display  10 , comprises a front shell  11  and a back shell  12 . The front shell  11  is tightly connected to the back shell  12  to protect the display  10 . 
         [0005]    Webcams  13  are currently experiencing huge popularity. A webcam  13  is used for videoconferencing or other video communication. A webcam  13  is typically adhered to or hung on the display  10 . If a webcam  13  is placed on, but not fixed to the display, the webcam  13  may easily fall from the display  10  and be damaged. Although fixing the webcam  13  to the display  10  via hanging or adhesive ensures stability, changing the position of the webcam  13  is inconvenient. Thus, when changing position, the webcam  13  must be re-hung or re-adhered. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
       [0006]    The invention provides an electronic device. An accessory is assembled on the electronic device. The electronic device comprises two shells and a connecting element. A slot having a plurality of teeth is located between the shells. The connecting element comprises a protrusion and a damper. The protrusion connects to the accessory. The damper is installed in the slot to prevent movement of the connecting element. 
         [0007]    The connecting element further comprises an elastic element and a tubular portion. The elastic element is located in the tubular portion and connected to the protrusion. 
         [0008]    The slot comprises a plurality of holes for accommodating the tubular portion. 
         [0009]    The protrusion comprises a screw portion for fixing the accessory. 
         [0010]    A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0011]    The invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
           [0012]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing a conventional electronic device with an accessory; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2  is a schematic view showing the electronic device of the invention connecting to the accessory; 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  is an exploded view of the shells and the connecting element of the electronic device of the invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view showing the connecting element; 
           [0016]      FIGS. 5A to 5C  show that the connecting element moves on the electronic device; 
           [0017]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view showing the electronic device connected to a microphone; 
           [0018]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view to show the electronic device to connect to a paper clip; 
           [0019]      FIG. 8  is a schematic view to show another embodiment of the electronic device of the invention; 
           [0020]      FIG. 9  is a schematic view to show another embodiment of the connecting element of the invention; 
           [0021]      FIG. 10  is a lateral view of  FIG. 9 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION 
       [0022]    The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims. 
         [0023]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , an electronic device of the invention may be a display  20 , a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a portable computer. This embodiment provides a display  20  as an example of an electronic device. Note that an accessory  30  is movably connected to the display  20 . The display  20  comprises two shells  21  and  22  and a connecting element  24 . A slot  23  is located between two shells  21  and  22 . The connecting element  24  is movably installed in the slot  23 . This embodiment provides a webcam  31  as an example of an accessory  30 . The connecting element  24  comprises a screw portion  246  for fixing the webcam  31  and the display  20 . Note that the connecting element  24  can be moved to change the position, thus, the webcam  31  can be adjusted. 
         [0024]    Referring to  FIGS. 2 to 4 , the connecting element  24  comprises a protrusion  241 , a damper  242  and a sliding portion  243 . The shells  21  and  22  are a front shell  21  and a back shell  22 . The front shell  21  and the back shell  22  form a space  211  for accommodating the sliding portion  243 . The slot  23  comprises a plurality of teeth  231 . The damper  242  comprises a flexible material and is installed on the same surface as teeth  231 . Referring to  FIGS. 4 and 5A  to  5 C, the teeth  231  comprises a plurality of depressions  232  and  235  and a plurality of tips  233 ,  234  and  236 .  FIG. 5A  shows that the damper  242  in the depression  232  keeps a curved shape. The tips  233  and  234  are respectively disposed adjacent to two sides of the depression  232 , thus, the damper  242  is positioned and fixed between the tips  233  and  234 . When changing the position, as shown in  FIG. 5B , the webcam  31  is forced to move from depression  232  to depression  235  along the direction of the arrow shown in  FIG. 5B . When the damper  242  passes through the tip  234 , the tip  234  presses the damper  242  flat. The shape of the damper  242  changes to pass through the tip  234  and then reaches the depression  235 . When force is not exerted on webcam  31  the damper  242  is positioned and fixed between the tips  234  and  236  (shown in  FIG. 5C ). 
         [0025]    Referring to  FIGS. 6 and 7 , the accessory  30  of the electronic device of the invention may be a webcam  31 , a microphone  32 , or a paper clip  33 , as shown in  FIG. 7 , for holding papers. Thus, the electronic device provides kinds of accessory  30  to be fixed thereon but also allows accessory  30  to be movably adjusted. 
         [0026]      FIGS. 8 to 10  show another embodiment of the electronic device. The display comprises two shells  21  and  22  and a connecting element  24   a.  A slot  23   a  is located between the shells  21  and  22 . Note that the slot  23   a  comprises a plurality of holes  231   a.  The connecting element  24   a  is installed movably in the slot  23   a  and is connected to the accessory  30  (shown in  FIG. 2 ). The connecting element  24   a  comprises a protrusion  241   a,  a damper  242   a,  a sliding portion  243   a,  an elastic element  244   a  and a tubular portion  245   a.  The elastic element  244   a  is installed in the tubular portion  245   a  and connected to the protrusion  241   a.  In this embodiment, the connecting element  24   a  does not directly move in the slot  23   a.  When the connecting element  24   a  is fixed in the slot  23   a,  the tubular portion  245   a  is inserted into the hole  231   a.  When the position of the webcam  31  is changed, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the protrusion  241   a  is pulled upward along the direction indicated by the arrow in  FIG. 8 , until the tubular portion  245   a  separates from the slot  23   a.  The connecting element  24   a  is forced to move along the slot  23   a.  The movement of the connecting element  24   a  is approximately similar, thus, further description is omitted. 
         [0027]    While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.