# US 2014/0153748 A1 · Electronic device

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- Number: US 2014/0153748 A1
- Document ID: US20140153748A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/746,320
- Filed: 2013-01-22
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04
- Assignees: Compal Electronics, Inc.
- Inventors: Hung-Sung Pan; Ying-Chi Chou; Chih-Wei Lu; Chun-Liang Wu; Long-Cheng Chang; Po-Chin Yu; Wei-Chih Hsu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153748A1

## CPC

- H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)}
- G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]}
- G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device suitable for connecting with an expansion assembly is provided. The electronic device includes a main body and an expansion module. The expansion module is pivoted to the main body and suitable for rotating relative to the main body between an operating position and an accommodating position. When the expansion module is located at the operating position, the expansion assembly is suitable of being electrically connected to the expansion module and providing a supporting force to the main body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device, adapted to connect with an expansion assembly, the electronic device comprising:
a main body; and
an expansion module, pivoted to the main body and adapted to rotate relative to the main body between an operating position and an accommodating position, wherein when the expansion module is located at the operating position, the expansion assembly is adapted to be electrically connected to the expansion module and provide a supporting force to the main body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a processing module, the expansion module has an electrical connection portion, and the expansion assembly is adapted to be connected to the electrical connection portion to receive a signal from the processing module.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the expansion assembly is a speaker assembly or an input output (IO) port expansion assembly.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a fixing assembly, and the fixing assembly is used to position the expansion module to the operating position or the accommodating position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has an accommodating slot, the expansion module is adapted to enter the accommodating slot to reach the accommodating position, and the expansion module is adapted to move out of the accommodating slot to reach the operating position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the expansion module has a protrusion portion, the main body has a sliding slot, the protrusion portion is slidably disposed in the sliding slot, and when the expansion module rotates relative to the main body, the protrusion portion moves along the sliding slot.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pivot member, wherein a first end of the pivot member is pivoted to the main body, and a second end of the pivot member is pivoted to the expansion module.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the main body has a fixing assembly, the fixing assembly comprises an elastic portion and a positioning portion, the pivot member has a first positioning recess hole and a second positioning recess hole, when the expansion module is located at the accommodating position, the positioning portion is pushed into the first positioning recess hole through an elastic force of the elastic portion, and when the expansion module is located at the operating position, the positioning portion is pushed into the second positioning recess hole through the elastic force of the elastic portion.