Compal Electronics, Inc.

Ast Research, Inc.

Chia-Chun Lee

Ming-Hsun Chou

Chih-Wen Chiang

Jui-Jung Huang

Shin-Chen Chen

Max K Yoshimoto

John J Daly

Chia-Fen Chi

Jeffrey Salazar

A safety lock for notebook-type computer dock. The safety lock serves to lock the dock with the computer to ensure safety. The safety lock also safely combines the I/O module, notebook-type computer and the dock into one body.

Safety lock for notebook-type computer dock

An outward pushing device and an expansion device adapted to the outward pushing device. The pushing device is pivotally connected with two sides of the expansion device. The pushing device includes a handle section and a pushing section connected with each other. When shifting the handle section to exert a torque onto the pushing section, the pushing section is forced to push and separate the portable computer from the expansion device. The pushing device is disposed with gaps to help in dissipating of the heat generated by the portable computer. The seat body of the expansion device is disposed with adjustable slide rails and the bottom of the portable computer is disposed with slide channels so as to facilitate pushing of the portable computer.

Outward pushing device and an expansion device adapted to the outward pushing device

A securing structure for the battery cartridge of a notebook-type computer directly connects the battery cartridge on one side of the computer. One side of the computer is formed with a recess in which a first electrical connection seat is disposed. At least one movable latch body is disposed on a periphery of the recess. The battery cartridge is disposed with a second electrical connection seat for electrically connecting with the first electrical connection seat. After the battery cartridge is connected with the computer, the movable latch body is shifted to engage with the second electrical connection seat so as to firmly connect the second electrical connection seat with the first electrical connection seat. In addition, another battery cartridge can be connected with the battery cartridge for expanding the power supply of the computer.

Securing structure for the battery cartridge of a notebook-type computer

A docking station for a notebook computer includes a housing and an ejector device. The housing has a front wall disposed adjacent to and parallel to a rear wall of the notebook computer. The front wall is formed with an ejector opening and an access opening. The ejector device includes an elongate linking arm, an ejecting member, and a biasing member. The linking arm, which is disposed in the housing and parallel to the front wall, is movable in the housing in a longitudinal direction between operated and non-operated positions. The linking arm has a connecting end and an operating end accessible via the access opening to permit movement of the linking arm from the non-operated position to the operated position. The ejecting member, which is disposed in the housing adjacent to the ejector opening, has a first pivot portion connected pivotally to the connecting end of the linking arm, a second pivot portion connected pivotally to the housing, and an ejecting portion that is retracted in the housing when the linking arm is in the non-operated position, and that extends out of the housing via the ejector opening so as to push the rear wall of the notebook computer away from the front wall when the linking arm is in the operated position. The biasing member provides a force for biasing the linking arm to the non-operated position.

Docking station for a notebook computer

A quick input device for window selection list control signal of notebook-type computer, which includes a window selection list control key arranged under an input section of a track-controlling device of the notebook-type computer. The control key serves to control the change of window selection items and enables a user to directly and quickly change the window selection items of the notebook-type computer.

Quick input device for window selection list control signal of

Portable computer

Notebook computer

Docking station

A docking station for a notebook computer includes a housing and an ejector device. The housing has a front wall disposed adjacent to and parallel to a rear wall of the notebook computer. The front wall is formed with an ejector opening. The housing is further formed with an access opening. The ejector device includes an linking arm, an ejecting member, an operating member, and a biasing member. The linking arm is disposed in the housing, and is movable in the housing in a longitudinal direction between operated and non-operated positions. The linking arm has a connecting end and an operating end accessible via the access opening to permit movement of the linking arm from the non-operated position to the operated position. The ejecting member is disposed in the housing adjacent to the ejector opening, and has a first pivot portion connected pivotally to the connecting end of the linking arm, a second pivot portion connected pivotally to the housing, and an ejecting portion that extends out of the housing via the ejector opening to push the rear wall away from the front wall when the linking arm is in the operated position. The operating member is disposed outside the housing adjacent to the access opening, and has a third pivot portion connected pivotally to the operating end of the linking arm and a fourth pivot portion connected pivotally to the housing. The biasing member is used for biasing the linking arm to the non-operated position.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chia-Chun Lee