Patent ID: 8582289

Claim:
A docking station for electrically connecting and supporting an electronic device comprising: a housing, and a connecting mechanism rotatably received in the housing, the connecting mechanism capable of rotating from a first position exposed out of the housing to a second position hidden in the housing, wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a supporting portion, a cover connected to the supporting portion, and an interface for electrically connecting and supporting the electronic device, the interface is arranged at the supporting portion and is substantially parallel to the cover, when the connecting mechanism rotates to the first position, the interface is exposed out of the housing, and when the connecting mechanism rotates to the second position, the interface is hidden in the housing, two shafts respectively protrude from opposite ends of the joint of the supporting portion and the cover, the connecting mechanism is rotatably connected to the housing via the two shafts, the connecting mechanism further comprises at least one first elastic member, the at least one first elastic member sleeves on the shafts for providing a torsion force to drive the connecting mechanism return from the first position to the second position.