发明名称 Concealed locking assembly for a removable portable computer keyboard
摘要 The top side wall of a portable computer base housing portion has a rectangular opening therein that complementarily receives a keyboard assembly. The keyboard assembly has a rear side edge portion from which a spaced plurality of mounting tabs outwardly project, and a spaced plurality of latch structures are captively retained on a front side edge portion of the keyboard assembly. Each latch structure includes a tab member that is slidable relative to the balance of the keyboard assembly between a forwardly extended position and a rearwardly retracted position, and a cap portion pivotally retained on the tab member. To install the keyboard assembly in the base housing top side opening the assembly is placed in the top side opening, the rear side tabs are inserted into corresponding openings in the top base housing side wall, the front side tabs are forwardly moved to their extended positions in which they enter facing openings in the base housing top side wall, and the cap portion are pivoted inwardly against the top side of the keyboard assembly and latched into place thereon to prevent the front side tabs from rearwardly moving to their retracted release positions. To subsequently remove the keyboard, the cap portions are upwardly pivoted to unlatch them, the unlatched cap portions are rearwardly moved to move the front side tabs to their retracted positions, and the cap portions are lifted to remove the keyboard assembly from the base housing top side opening.
申请公布号 WO9616367(A3) 申请公布日期 1996.07.11
申请号 WO1995US15153 申请日期 1995.11.21
申请人 COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION 发明人 MERKEL, HAROLD, S.
分类号 G06F1/16;G06F3/02 主分类号 G06F1/16
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