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US 12,357,093 B1Granted
Accessory device mount for electronic device frame
AssigneeBrodit AB
InventorBjorn H. Spilling
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Abstract
Electronic accessories are attachable to electronic devices such as a tablet computer retained within a frame assembly by an accessory device mount which cooperates by a sliding block and slot connection. The accessory device mount has a knob which is rotatable to releasably latch the frame assembly to the accessory device mount and gives a sensible indication of the completed latching action. By rotating the knob the accessory device mount is unlatched and urged away from the frame assembly.
Claims10
An accessory device mount for attachment to a frame assembly configured to retain an electronic device therein and having a back plate with a rearwardly facing recessed first slot, and a sidewardly opening latch slot;
- the accessory device mount comprising:
- an accessory plate;
- a first mounting block which projects frontwardly in a vertical direction from the accessory plate for sliding engagement in a first direction within the recessed first slot of the frame assembly back plate;
- an accessory mounting structure which projects rearwardly from the accessory plate for engaging an electronic accessory;
- a knob rotatably mounted to the accessory plate about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction, and rotatable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the knob having a shelf which extends from an ejector member;
- a post which extends upwardly from the shelf of the knob in the vertical direction, wherein the frame assembly latch slot opens at a mouth towards the post in the first direction and the post is positioned to engage and enter the latch slot as the frame assembly is slid in the first direction with the first block engaged within the recessed slot;
- a spring disposed between the knob and the accessory plate and acting to urge the knob into the latched position in which the post is received within the frame assembly latch slot;
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- wherein sliding movement of the accessory plate with respect to the frame assembly in the first direction engages the accessory device mount with the frame assembly to rotate the knob to cause the post on the shelf of the knob to enter the latch slot and thereby releasably latch the accessory device mount to the frame assembly.
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A mounting assembly for an electronic device and a device accessory comprising:
- a frame assembly configured to retain an electronic device therein, the frame assembly having a front plate with an opening therein through which the screen of the electronic device is viewable and a rearwardly facing back plate which is secured to the front plate for retaining the electronic device therebetween, wherein a vertical direction is defined extending between the front plate and the rear plate;
- an accessory device mount positioned rearwardly of the back plate of the frame assembly, the accessory device mount having rearwardly extending structure which is configured to engage an accessory which it is desired to releasably connect to the frame assembly;
- a first mounting block having portions projecting in the vertical direction into a first mounting slot, wherein the first mounting block is fixed to one of the accessory device mount and the back plate, and the first mounting slot is positioned on the other of the base plate and the accessory device mount to form a sliding connection in a first direction between the accessory device mount and the frame assembly, the first direction being perpendicular to the vertical direction;
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- wherein the first mounting slot is positioned for sliding engagement with the first mounting block in the first direction, such that sliding movement of the frame assembly with respect to the accessory device mount in the first direction engages the frame assembly with the accessory device mount;
- and
- a knob rotatably mounted to the accessory plate about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction, and rotatable between a latched position and an unlatched position;
- and
- wherein the frame assembly back plate has a leading end wall having a latch slot with a mouth which faces the knob when the accessory device mount is engaged with the frame assembly, and wherein the mouth of the latch slot opens towards the knob to receive portions of the knob therein, wherein movement of the accessory device mount in the first direction engages portions of the knob within the latch slot to latch the accessory device mount to the frame assembly, and wherein the knob is positioned on the accessory device mount such that rotation of the knob in a latched configuration releases the knob from engagement with the latch slot and urges the accessory device mount in the first direction for release from the frame assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.