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US 10,372,159 B2Granted
Attachable/detachable electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHae-Soo Kim, Dong-Yun Lee, Woo-Jung Shim
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided, which uses magnetic force to couple to an external device. The electronic device includes a housing, a magnet positioned within the housing, and an elastic body connected to the magnet. At least a portion of the elastic body changes a shape or a position thereof, in response to a change of a magnetic force of the magnet.
Claims20
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a magnet device positioned within the housing;
- an elastic body including a fixing part and elastic parts formed at opposite ends of the fixing part, the elastic parts being formed to be inclined with respect to the fixing part and to provide an elastic force to the fixing part, wherein both ends of the elastic body are fixed to an inner face of the housing;
- a holder mounted to the fixing part and fixing the magnet device to the elastic body,
- wherein the magnet device is mounted on the fixing part of the elastic body while being fixed to the holder,
- wherein the elastic force provided by the elastic parts acts in a direction of causing the fixing part to be spaced apart from the inner face of the housing, and
- wherein at least a portion of the elastic body changes a shape or a position thereof and the fixing part comes in contact with the inner face of the housing, in response to a change of a magnetic force of the magnet device.
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A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first magnet positioned within the housing;
- an elastic body including a fixing part and elastic parts formed at opposite ends of the fixing part, the elastic parts being formed to be inclined with respect to the fixing part and to provide an elastic force to the fixing part, wherein both ends of the elastic body are fixed to an inner face of the housing;
- and
- a holder mounted to the fixing part and fixing the first magnet to the elastic body,
- wherein the first magnet is mounted on the fixing part of the elastic body while being fixed to the holder,
- wherein the elastic force provided by the elastic parts acts in a direction of causing the fixing part to be spaced apart from the inner face of the housing, and
- wherein at least the fixing part of the elastic body is moveable between a first position spaced apart from the inner face of the housing and a second position and comes in contact with the inner face of the housing, in response to a change of a magnetic force of the first magnet.
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A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a magnet positioned within the housing;
- an elastic body including a fixing part and elastic parts formed at opposite ends of the fixing part, the elastic parts being formed to be inclined with respect to the fixing part and to provide an elastic force to the fixing part, wherein both ends of the elastic body are fixed to an inner face of the housing;
- and
- a holder mounted to the fixing part and fixing the magnet to the elastic body,
- wherein the magnet is mounted on the fixing part of the elastic body while being fixed to the holder,
- wherein at least the fixing part of the elastic body is spaced apart from the inner face of the housing by the elastic force of the elastic parts, and
- wherein at least the fixing part of the elastic body comes in contact with the inner face of the housing in response to a change of a magnetic force of the magnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.