Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2001-06-26
2002-10-08
Martin, David (Department: 2841)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S736000, C361S767000, C361S769000, C361S758000, C439S066000, C439S091000, C439S331000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06462954
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The note book computer design goal of having the strongest function and the thinnest size has resulted in notebook computers that are not only of small volume, but that are also stuffed with various kinds of electronic components in the accommodating space thereof. As a result, only a little accommodating space is left between the display apparatus and the back board of said notebook computer to enable external connection of other electronic equipment, such as a radio receiver and transmitter device, for expanding the functionality of the computer. The inventor of the present invention previously obtained a patent for externally connecting other electronic equipment by utilizing a connector disposed on the back side of the display apparatus, the connector connecting with a main board circuit of a notebook computer via a bus cable, and in which a plurality of metal resilient pieces capable of connecting with the connection points of the externally connected electronic equipment are mounted on the surface of the connector for placing the externally connected electronic equipment into the accommodating space in the back board of said display apparatus, thereby enabling the connection points and the metal resilient pieces of the connector to be connected together so as to unable the externally connected electronic equipment to communicate with the notebook computer for mutually transmitting information.
However, since a notebook computer is carried around and bumped outdoors quiet often, and the up-and-down travel of the metal resilient pieces of the connector is short, when the notebook computer is bumped to cause vibration on said connector, the metal resilient piece of the connector tends to cause inadequate contact with the connection points of the externally connected electronic equipment, thereby disabling the externally connected electronic equipment from being normally on-line with the notebook computer.
In view of this and in order to improve the mentioned shortcomings of the conventional connector, the inventor of the present invention, following long-term endeavor in research and experiment, has developed and designed a modular machine board structure capable of automatically correcting for contact travel in an electronic device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a modular machine board structure capable of automatically correcting for contact travel in an electronic device and that has a modular machine board disposed on an inner edge of a back board of a display apparatus of an electronic device, one end of the modular machine board being movably retained by a retainer mounted on the back board, and another end thereof being positioned by a positioning component mounted on the back board. A connector is disposed on one lateral surface of the positioning component of the modular machine board, a plurality of metal resilient pieces are mounted on the top side of the connector, and a resilient component is mounted at a position where said back board inner edge corresponds to the back side of said connector. Thereby, when the connector of the modular machine board contacts with the connection points of the electronic device, the metal resilient pieces of the connector are assured to tightly contact the connection or contact points of the electronic device by means of the resilience of the resilient component. Even under vibration, the resilient component can regulate the position of the connector up-and-down along with the vibration force to enable the metal resilient pieces of the connector to maintain a tight contact at the positions of the connection points of said electronic device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6088228 (2000-07-01), Petersen et al.
patent: 6252768 (2001-06-01), Lin
Kuo Ping-Huang
Song Sung-Ming
Inventec C'orporation
Kevi Dameon E.
Martin David
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