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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Takane Fujino, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Kenshin Yonemochi, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Norihiro Andoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Takane Fujino, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Kenshin Yonemochi, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Norihiro Andoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An electronic device with a connector system is provided to give a user an improved appearance, functionality, and aesthetics. A connector system may comprise a housing, a circuit board mounted within the housing, and a plurality of externally accessible connectors. The housing may have a front side and a back side. The plurality of externally accessible connectors may be mounted directly on the circuit board within the housing, so that the plurality externally accessible connectors may extend substantially perpendicular from the plane of the circuit board and face the back side of the housing. The plurality of externally accessible connectors may comprise substantially flat metal plate.