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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Koichi Hiroyoshi, Nagano, JP;
Koichi Hiroyoshi, Nagano, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A docking device for a portable computer to be mechanically and electrically connected to the portable computer to expand the function of the portable computer includes a tray for placing the rear end of the portable computer thereon and a locking unit for locking the portable computer on the tray by manual operation, in which the tray includes a claw member to be mated with an incised portion formed on the back face of the portable computer, a bottom plate having a docking connector arranged thereon for electrically connecting to the portable computer, and a movable tray arranged on the bottom plate rotatably by a predetermined angle, and the movable tray has two recesses equivalent in shape to legs formed at the rear end of the portable computer and an opening for exposing the docking connector and the locking unit during docking.