Tatung Company

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Chi-Hsuan Hung

Chao-Ming Huang

Chin-Ku Chuang

Wen-Chieh Wang

Victor Su

Chin-Ming Chang

In an example, an enclosure opener may comprise an external actuator disposed externally to a device enclosure and having a post that extends into the enclosure, and a first separator cam disposed within the enclosure. The first separator cam is be rotatably engaged with the post of the external actuator. Upon rotation of the post relative to the enclosure, the first separator cam is to rotate and engage with an internal surface of the enclosure such that the first separator cam exerts an opening force against the internal surface to cause the device enclosure to separate along a mating seam to open the enclosure.

Device enclosures with separator cams

A cover positioning structure of a dual-usage portable computer is disclosed, which comprises a base, at least one slide block sliding on the base, at least one elastic slice imposing a pressure to the at least one slide block, and a rotary member rotated relative to the base. When rotated, a positioning protrusion of the rotary member is correspondingly positioned to a positioning recess of the at least one slide block. Therefore, the structure aforesaid not only achieves the positioning purpose of being damage-free, but also is cost-effective in having a minimum of elements and manufacture processes.

Cover positioning structure of a dual-usage portable computer

A common lock used in a dual-usage portable computer formed of a base member and a display is disclosed to include an elongated operating frame bar longitudinally slidably mounted inside the display of the portable computer, a left-side frame and a right-side frame respectively fixedly mounted inside the display, a left-side hook coupled between the left end of the elongated operating frame bar and the left-side frame for locking the display to the base member when the computer is set in the form of a notebook computer, and a right-side hook coupled between the right end of the of the elongated operating frame bar and the left-side frame for locking the display to the base member when the computer is set in the form of a tablet PC.

Common lock for dual-usage portable computer

A common pivot arrangement mounted on a base member with first and second locating holes is disclosed to include a hinge unit having first through holes corresponding to the second locating holes of the base member and second through holes, and a rotary device, which has a mount with through holes corresponding to the first locating holes and a wheel with mounting holes corresponding to the second through holes. For use in a notebook computer, the first through holes of the hinge unit are respectively fastened to the second locating holes of the base member with screws. For use in a tablet PC and the notebook computer, the second through holes of the hinge unit are respectively fastened to the mounting holes of the wheel with screws, and then the through holes of the mount are respectively fastened to the first locating holes of the base member with screws.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chi-Hsuan Hung