# US 2020/0288609 A1 · Positioning module and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288609 A1 - Document ID: US20200288609A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/810,863 - Filed: 2020-03-06 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-08 - Assignees: Compal Electronics, Inc. - Inventors: Cheng-Ya Chi; Ken-Ping Lin; Chien-Chu Chen; Han-Hsuan Tsai; Yao-Lin Chang; Ching-Tai Chang; Jui-Min Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288609A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - H05K 13/0408: {Incorporating a pick-up tool} - G06F 1/1613: {for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202)} - H01R 13/6205: {Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet} - H05K 13/0413: {with orientation of the component while holding it; Drive mechanisms for gripping tools, e.g. lifting, lowering or turning of gripping tools} - G06F 2200/1632: Pen holder integrated in the computer - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A positioning module includes a positioning element, an arc-shaped guiding unit, an actuating element, and a magnetic element. The positioning element is rotatably disposed at an object. The arc-shaped guiding unit is disposed between the positioning element and the object and is configured to enable the positioning element to rotate on an arc center of the arc-shaped guiding unit. The actuating element is connected to the positioning element and is configured to drive the positioning element. The magnetic element is disposed at another object and is configured to drive the actuating element. An engaging surface of the object is connected to another engaging surface of the another object, and a position of the actuating element corresponds to the magnetic element, so that a portion of the positioning element extends into another accommodation space of the another object. An electronic device having the positioning module is further provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A positioning module comprising: a positioning element rotatably disposed at an object; an arc-shaped guiding unit disposed between the positioning element and the object and configured to enable the positioning element to rotate on an arc center of the arc-shaped guiding unit; an actuating element connected to the positioning element and configured to drive the positioning element; and a magnetic element disposed at another object and configured to drive the actuating element, wherein an engaging surface of the object is connected to another engaging surface of the another object, and a position of the actuating element corresponds to the magnetic element, so that a portion of the positioning element extends into another accommodation space of the another object. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is inclined with respect to the engaging surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, wherein the actuating element is a magnetically permeable element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, wherein the actuating element is a magnetic element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, wherein the arc-shaped guiding unit comprises: a first guiding part disposed at the positioning element; and a second guiding part disposed at the object and coupled to the first guiding part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The positioning module according to claim 5, wherein the first guiding part comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the second guiding part comprises a third end and a fourth end opposite to each other, wherein the first end abuts against the third end, and a portion of the positioning element extends into the another accommodation space, wherein the second end abuts against the fourth end, and the positioning element is located in an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The positioning module according to claim 5, wherein one of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding block, the other of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding slot, and the guiding block extends into the guiding slot. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The positioning module according to claim 5, wherein one of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises two guiding columns, the other of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding slot, and the two guiding columns extend into the guiding slot. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, further comprising: a restoring element disposed in the object and configured to drive the actuating element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The positioning module according to claim 9, wherein the restoring element is a magnetic element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The positioning module according to claim 9, wherein the restoring element is an elastic element, and the restoring element is connected to the actuating element to drive the actuating element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The positioning module according to claim 9, wherein an action force provided by the magnetic element to the actuating element is greater than an action force provided by the restoring element to the actuating element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The positioning module according to claim 9, wherein the engaging surface and the another engaging surface are separated from each other, and a position of the actuating element corresponds to the restoring element, so that the positioning element is located in an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The positioning module according to claim 13, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is parallel to the engaging surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The positioning module according to claim 1, further comprising: another positioning element rotatably disposed at the another object; another arc-shaped guiding unit disposed between the another positioning element and the another object and configured to enable the another positioning element to rotate on an arc center of the another arc-shaped guiding unit; another actuating element connected to the another positioning element and configured to drive the another positioning element; and another magnetic element disposed at the object and configured to drive the another actuating element, wherein the engaging surface is connected to the another engaging surface, and a position of the another actuating element corresponds to the another magnetic element, so that a portion of the another positioning element extends into an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The positioning module according to claim 15, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is connected to another positioning surface of the another positioning element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The positioning module according to claim 15, wherein the arc center of the arc-shaped guiding unit and the arc center of the another arc-shaped guiding unit are overlapped with each other. ### Claim 18 An electronic device comprising: an object; another object; and a positioning module comprising: a positioning element rotatably disposed at the object; an arc-shaped guiding unit disposed between the positioning element and the object and configured to enable the positioning element to rotate on an arc center of the arc-shaped guiding unit; an actuating element connected to the positioning element and configured to drive the positioning element; and a magnetic element disposed at the another object and configured to drive the actuating element, wherein an engaging surface of the object is connected to another engaging surface of the another object, and a position of the actuating element corresponds to the magnetic element, so that a portion of the positioning element extends into another accommodation space of the another object, and the object and the another object are selectively combined with each other via the positioning module. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the object is a touch stylus, and the another object is a tablet computer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the object is a touch stylus, and the another object is a notebook computer. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the object is a tablet computer, and the another object is an expansion base. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising: a charging module disposed between the object and the another object and configured to electrically connect the object and the another object. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is inclined with respect to the engaging surface. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the actuating element is a magnetically permeable element. ### Claim 25 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the actuating element is a magnetic element. ### Claim 26 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the arc-shaped guiding unit comprises: a first guiding part disposed at the positioning element; and a second guiding part disposed at the object and coupled to the first guiding part. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The electronic device according to claim 26, wherein the first guiding part comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the second guiding part comprises a third end and a fourth end opposite to each other, wherein the first end abuts against the third end, and a portion of the positioning element extends into the another accommodation space, wherein the second end abuts against the fourth end, and the positioning element is located in an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The electronic device according to claim 26, wherein one of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding block, the other of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding slot, and the guiding block extends into the guiding slot. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The electronic device according to claim 26, wherein one of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises two guiding columns, the other of the first guiding part and the second guiding part comprises a guiding slot, and the two guiding columns extend into the guiding slot. ### Claim 30 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising: a restoring element disposed in the object and configured to drive the actuating element. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein the restoring element is a magnetic element. ### Claim 32 (depends on 30) The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein the restoring element is an elastic element, and the restoring element is connected to the actuating element to drive the actuating element. ### Claim 33 (depends on 30) The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein an action force provided by the magnetic element to the actuating element is greater than an action force provided by the restoring element to the actuating element. ### Claim 34 (depends on 30) The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein the engaging surface and the another engaging surface are separated from each other, and a position of the actuating element corresponds to the restoring element, so that the positioning element is located in an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The electronic device according to claim 34, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is parallel to the engaging surface. ### Claim 36 (depends on 18) The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising: another positioning element rotatably disposed at the another object; another arc-shaped guiding unit disposed between the another positioning element and the another object and configured to enable the another positioning element to rotate on an arc center of the another arc-shaped guiding unit; another actuating element connected to the another positioning element and configured to drive the another positioning element; and another magnetic element disposed at the object and configured to drive the another actuating element, wherein the engaging surface is connected to the another engaging surface, and a position of the another actuating element corresponds to the another magnetic element, so that a portion of the another positioning element extends into an accommodation space of the object. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The electronic device according to claim 36, wherein a positioning surface of the positioning element is connected to another positioning surface of the another positioning element. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The electronic device according to claim 36, wherein the arc center of the arc-shaped guiding unit and the arc center of the another arc-shaped guiding unit are overlapped with each other.