US 11,144,103 B2 · Portable electronic device and method for expanding inner space of main body of the same

Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a processor, a temperature sensor, a main board on which the processor and the temperature sensor are mounted, a main body including a first surface and a second surface, an input device disposed on the first surface and the main board disposed on the second surface, wherein the first surface and second surface define a hollow in which the main board is disposed, a display, height adjuster disposed between the first and second surfaces and including a connection terminal connected to the processor, an extendable bar connected to the connection terminal, and a spacer connected to the extension bar. The processor implements the method, including in response to receiving a detection signal from the temperature sensor, control actuation of the height adjuster to cause expansion or contraction of the hollow by movement of the first and second surfaces.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;
a temperature sensor;
a main board on which the processor and the temperature sensor are mounted;
a main body including a first surface and a second surface, an input device disposed on the first surface and the main board disposed on the second surface, wherein the first surface and second surface define a hollow in which the main board is disposed;
a display;
a height adjuster disposed between the first and second surfaces and including a connection terminal connected to the processor;
an extendable bar connected to the connection terminal;
and
a spacer connected to the extension bar,
wherein the processor is configured to:
in response to receiving a detection signal from the temperature sensor, control actuation of the height adjuster to cause expansion or contraction of the hollow by movement of the first and second surfaces.

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A method in an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a detection signal from a temperature sensor and determining by a processor, based on the received detection signal, whether an ambient temperature for an interior of the electronic device has reached a first threshold temperature;
based on detecting that the ambient temperature reaches the first threshold temperature, controlling by the processor actuation of a height adjuster to expand a hollow defined between a first and second surface of a main body;
receiving a second detection signal from the temperature sensor and determining, based on the second detection signal, whether the ambient temperature has cooled to a second threshold temperature;
and
when the temperature has cooled to the second threshold temperature, controlling actuation of the height adjuster to contract the hollow of the main body to an original state,
wherein the electronic device includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and second plate defining pairs of stepped sloped surfaces,
wherein the height adjuster is operably connected to a spacer insertable between the first plate and the second plates to expand the hollow, and
wherein the actuation of the height adjuster includes moving the spacer to engage a first pair of the stepped sloped surfaces of the first and second plates to expand the hollow to a first size.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable electronic device and method for expanding inner space of main body of the same

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Portable electronic device and method for expanding inner space of main body of the same

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