Multiple electronic devices having plural sliding surfaces which are urged into connecting engagement with each other

摘要

A data processing system is proposed which comprises two electronic devices, each of them having an electro-magnetic coupler embedded on the exterior casing, at least one of the electronic device having one or more sliding surfaces for directing relative movement between the two devices, such that they automatically come into correct alignment during the sliding.

主权项

1. A data processing system, comprising:
a first electronic device having one or more first data processors, a first casing enclosing said one or more first data processors and a first data transfer electro-magnetic coupler located on said first casing, and a second electronic device having one or more second data processors, a second casing enclosing said one or more second data processors and a second data transfer electro-magnetic coupler located on said second casing, wherein at least one of said first electronic device and said second electronic device comprises a plurality of sliding surfaces for directing relative movement between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, wherein at least two of said plurality of sliding surfaces included in one of said first electronic device and said second electronic device are mutually inclined, wherein upon the first electronic device and the second electronic device being urged together by a force in a direction inclined to at least one of said plurality of sliding surfaces, one of the electronic devices slides along one or more of said plurality of sliding surfaces to bring said first data transfer electro-magnetic coupler and said second data transfer electro-magnetic coupler into alignment, wherein surface connection is established between the first and the second data transfer electro-magnetic couplers at the point of alignment to enable data communication between the two electronic devices.