US 2006/0139874 A1Published application

Docking station lock and its link assembly

AssigneeInventec Corporation

InventorsYao-Kun Cheng, Chih-Chin Yu

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a docking station lock and its link assembly capable of fixing a cable onto the docking station as well as working jointly with another locking mechanism installed on a multibay to lock all installed peripherals to the docking station and prevent the docking station, the notebook computer and the peripherals from being taken away altogether.

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A docking station lock and its link assembly, and said docking station comprising:

a body, at its bottom having a lock positioning groove, a cable positioning groove, a release button disposed adjacent to said lock positioning groove, a holder protruded from a side of said body, and a connector and two hooks disposed on said holder for installing a notebook computer thereon;
a lock being installed precisely into said lock positioning groove and having a lock core being extended inside said body for restricting said release button from being pressed down, and a cable being disposed on a side of said lock and fixed into said cable positioning groove, and the other end of said cable being adapted to be fixed onto a fixed object;
a link assembly, being disposed at said lock core in said body of said lock, and working jointly with said lock to control a press-down movement of said release button and a movement of said two hooks on said holder, such that when said lock locks said link assembly, said release button cannot be pressed down to operate said link assembly to separate said two hooks from said notebook computer installed onto said holder
wherein said link assembly comprises a sliding member, being biased by a first spring away from a position below the bottom of said release button and movable into said position below the bottom of said release button by said lock core to prevent said release button from being pressed down when said lock is turned to a lock position;
a transversal rod, being coupled to the bottom of said release button and extending along the backside of said holder and biased upward by at least one second spring;
and a U-shape link rod, being coupled to the bottom of said transversal rod and the front end of two corresponding arms of said link rod controlling said two hooks from being turned outward;
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wherein another locking mechanism is installed on said body of said docking station and coupled to said link assembly to lock a peripheral equipment installed thereon after said lock is locked.

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Abstract

A docking station lock and its link assembly, and said docking station comprising:

a body, at its bottom having a lock positioning groove, a cable positioning groove, a release button disposed adjacent to said lock positioning groove, a holder protruded from a side of said body, and a connector and two hooks disposed on said holder for installing a notebook computer thereon;
a lock being installed precisely into said lock positioning groove and having a lock core being extended inside said body for restricting said release button from being pressed down, and a cable being disposed on a side of said lock and fixed into said cable positioning groove, and the other end of said cable being adapted to be fixed onto a fixed object;
a link assembly, being disposed at said lock core in said body of said lock, and working jointly with said lock to control a press-down movement of said release button and a movement of said two hooks on said holder, such that when said lock locks said link assembly, said release button cannot be pressed down to operate said link assembly to separate said two hooks from said notebook computer installed onto said holder
wherein said link assembly comprises a sliding member, being biased by a first spring away from a position below the bottom of said release button and movable into said position below the bottom of said release button by said lock core to prevent said release button from being pressed down when said lock is turned to a lock position;
a transversal rod, being coupled to the bottom of said release button and extending along the backside of said holder and biased upward by at least one second spring;
and a U-shape link rod, being coupled to the bottom of said transversal rod and the front end of two corresponding arms of said link rod controlling said two hooks from being turned outward;
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wherein another locking mechanism is installed on said body of said docking station and coupled to said link assembly to lock a peripheral equipment installed thereon after said lock is locked.

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