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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Noguchi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Takahiro Onodera, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1632 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument eject system includes a device configured to store an instrument at a storage location within the device. A cover is rotationally coupled to a base via hinge. An ejection element is configured to impose an ejecting force on the instrument when the instrument is stored within the device. A retaining element is configured to retain the instrument within the device in a lock position of the retaining element and to release the instrument in a release position of the retaining element.