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Abstract
【解決手段】ホスト電子装置200は、外面を有する装置筺体202と、外面に位置し、第1及び第2の端部を有し、第1の端部と該第2の端部との間に配置されて外面と実質的に同一平面上に存在する複数の接点212を有する接点領域211と、接点領域の第1の端部に隣接して位置する第1の磁石アレイ214と、接点領域の第2の端部に隣接して位置する第2の磁石アレイ216とを接点領域の両側に含む、筺体内の整列機構と、を含む。
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本出願は、2015年9月8日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/215,688号(代理人整理番号P29152USP1)、2015年9月8日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/215,714号(代理人整理番号P25821USP1)、2015年11月11日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/254,033号(代理人整理番号P25821USP2)、2015年9月8日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/215,592号(代理人整理番号P28445USP1)、及び2015年9月4日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/214,671号(代理人整理番号P27443USP1)の優先権の利益を主張するものであり、これらの各仮特許出願はその全体が引用により本明細書に組み入れられる。
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- 電子装置であって、
外面を有する装置筺体と、
前記外面に位置し、第1及び第2の端部を有し、該第1の端部と該第2の端部との間に配置されて前記外面と実質的に同一平面上に存在する複数の接点を有する、接点領域と、
前記接点領域の前記第1の端部に隣接して位置する第1の磁石と、前記接点領域の前記第2の端部に隣接して位置する第2の磁石とを前記接点領域の両側に含む、前記装置筺体内の整列機構と、
を備えることを特徴とする電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、前記接点領域内の導電性材料と、該導電性材料を貫いて形成された開口部とを含み、
前記電子装置は、前記複数の接点における接点を取り囲んで該接点を前記装置筺体から電気的に絶縁する、前記開口部内に位置する絶縁体をさらに備える、
請求項1に記載の電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、前記接点領域内の導電性材料と、前記導電性材料を貫いて形成された、前記複数の接点の数に対応する数の複数の開口部とを含み、
前記複数の接点における各接点は、前記複数の開口部における開口部のうちの1つの開口部内に位置し、
前記電子装置は、前記開口部内の前記接点を取り囲んで該接点を前記装置筺体から電気的に絶縁するリングを形成する、前記複数の開口部の各開口部内に位置する絶縁体をさらに備える、
請求項1に記載の電子装置。 - 前記ハウジングの前記外面と、前記複数の接点の各々の外面と、前記絶縁リングの各々の外面とが組み合わさって、連続する滑らかな表面を形成する、
請求項3に記載の電子装置。 - 前記ハウジングの前記外面と前記複数の絶縁リングの各々との間に間隙が存在せず、各接点と該接点の周囲の絶縁リングとの間に間隙が存在しない、
請求項3に記載の電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、前記接点領域内に湾曲外面を有し、前記複数の接点における各接点の外側接触面は、前記湾曲外面の曲率に対応する曲率を有する、
請求項1に記載の電子装置。 - 前記複数の開口部の各開口部内に位置する前記絶縁体は、プラスチックで形成される、
請求項3に記載の電子装置。 - 前記複数の接点は、単列の形で互いに間隔を空けた複数の円形接点を含む、
請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、キャビティを形成し、前記電子装置は、前記キャビティ内に位置するバッテリ、プロセッサ及びコンピュータ可読メモリをさらに備える、
請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の電子装置。 - 前記電子装置は、前記装置筺体に結合した透明カバーガラス、及び該カバーガラスに隣接して前記キャビティ内に位置するディスプレイをさらに備える、
請求項9に記載の電子装置。 - 前記ディスプレイは、タッチ画面を含む、
請求項10に記載の電子装置。 - 前記電子装置は、タブレットコンピュータを含む、
請求項11に記載の電子装置。 - 前記整列機構は、前記接点領域の第1の端部に隣接して位置する第1の磁石アレイと、前記接点領域の第2の端部に隣接して位置する第2の磁石アレイとを前記接点領域の両側に含む、
請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の電子装置。 - 前記複数の接点の各接点は、各接点を取り囲む前記接点領域の前記外面から0.5mm又はそれ未満だけ引っ込む、
請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の電子装置。 - 電子装置であって、
キャビティを形成するとともに外面を有する装置筺体と、
前記キャビティ内に位置するプロセッサ及びコンピュータ可読メモリと、
前記装置筺体に結合した透明カバーガラスと、
前記カバーガラスに隣接して前記キャビティ内に位置するディスプレイと、
前記装置筺体内に位置し、前記プロセッサ及びディスプレイに動作可能に結合されたバッテリと、
前記外面に位置し、第1及び第2の端部を有する接点領域と、
を備え、前記接点領域は、
(i)各々が装置筺体を貫いて形成された開口部内に位置して、前記接点領域における前記装置筺体の前記外面と同一平面上に存在し、又は該装置筺体の該外面から1ミリメートル未満だけ引っ込んだ外面を有する、前記第1の端部と前記第2の端部との間で単列の形で互いに間隔を空けた複数の円形接点と、
(ii)前記開口部内の前記接点を取り囲んで該接点を前記装置筺体から絶縁するリングを形成する、前記複数の開口部の各開口部内に位置する絶縁体と、
を有し、ハウジングの前記外面と、前記複数の円形接点の前記外面と、前記複数の絶縁リングの外面とが組み合わさって、連続する滑らかな表面を形成し、前記電子装置は、
前記接点領域の第1の端部に隣接して位置する第1の磁石アレイと、前記接点領域の第2の端部に隣接して位置する第2の磁石アレイとを前記接点領域の両側に含む、前記装置筺体内の整列機構をさらに備える、
ことを特徴とする電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、形状が概ね矩形であるとともに、前記透明カバーガラスによって少なくとも部分的に定められる前記電子装置の上面から裏面に延びて前記透明カバーガラスを取り囲む、各々が湾曲外面を有する4つの側面を含み、
前記接点領域は、前記側面のうちの1つの側面の湾曲部分内に位置する、
請求項15に記載の電子装置。 - 電子装置であって、
外面を有する装置筺体と、
前記外面に位置し、第1及び第2の端部を有し、該第1の端部と該第2の端部との間に位置して前記外面と実質的に同一平面上に存在する少なくとも1つの接点を有する、接点領域と、
前記装置筺体内で前記接点領域内に又は該接点領域に隣接して位置する少なくとも1つの磁石を含む、前記装置筺体内の整列機構と、
を備えることを特徴とする電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、前記接点領域内の導電性材料と、該導電性材料を貫いて形成された開口部とを含み、
前記電子装置は、前記少なくとも1つの接点を取り囲んで該少なくとも1つの接点を前記装置筺体から絶縁する、前記開口部内に位置する絶縁体をさらに備える、
請求項17に記載の電子装置。 - 前記ハウジングの前記外面と、前記少なくとも1つの接点の外面と、前記絶縁体の外面とが組み合わさって、連続する滑らかな表面を形成する、
請求項17又は18に記載の電子装置。 - 前記装置筺体は、前記接点領域内に湾曲外面を有し、前記少なくとも1つの接点の外側接触面は、前記湾曲外面の曲率に対応する曲率を有する、
請求項19に記載の電子装置。
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