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US 7,679,901 B2Granted
I/O device and electronic device having the same
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorTsung-Te Lin
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Abstract
An electronic device is disclosed including a base having a first side on which a first opening is formed, a shaft disposed in the base, and an I/O port device having a plurality of I/O ports and a circuit board on which the I/O ports are disposed. The I/O port device is disposed in the base and rotates about the shaft, and the I/O ports are sequentially revealed by rotation of the I/O port device.
Claims18
An electronic device, comprising
- a base having a first side on which a first opening is formed;
- a shaft disposed in the base and having a plurality of notches separated by equal distance;
- and
- an I/O port device having a main body, a positioning element fixed to the main body, a plurality of I/O ports and a circuit board, on which the I/O ports are disposed, disposed in the main body, wherein the I/O port device is disposed in the base and rotates about the shaft, and the I/O ports are sequentially revealed by rotation of the I/O port device, and when the positioning element engages one of the notches, the I/O port device is positioned on the shaft in such a manner that the I/O ports are revealed via the first opening.
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An I/O port device for an electronic device comprising a base having a first side on which a first opening is formed, comprising:
- a shaft disposed in the base and having a plurality of notches separated by equal distance;
- a main body;
- a positioning element fixed to the main body
- a circuit board disposed in the main body;
- and
- a plurality of I/O ports disposed on the circuit board, wherein the I/O port device rotates about the shaft in such a manner that the I/O ports are sequentially revealed by rotation of the I/O port device, and when the positioning element engages one of the notches, the I/O port device is positioned on the shaft in such a manner that the I/O ports are revealed via the first opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.