| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a docking station for a mobile computer. The docking station has a latching mechanism for latching a mobile computer in the docking station, and the mobile computer is placeable in the docking station by inserting the mobile computer towards the latching mechanism. The latching mechanism has a latch moveable between an unlatched position and a latched position. In the unlatched position the mobile computer can be placed in or removed from the docking station and in the latched position removal of the mobile computer from the docking station is prevented. The latching mechanism also has a retainer moveable between a blocking position and an unblocked position, such that in the blocking position the retainer prevents movement of the latch to the unlatched position and in the unblocked position movement of the latch to the unlatched position is permitted. An actuator is provided for moving the retainer between the blocking and unblocked position. The actuator is positioned such that when the mobile computer is inserted towards the latching mechanism the mobile computer contacts and actuates the actuator to move the retainer to the unblocked position and whilst the retainer is in the unblocked position the mobile computer contacts the latch and at least partially moves the latch to the unlatched position. |
