US 12,443,232 B2
Port replicator
Takamitsu Suzuki, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/772,379.
Application 18/772,379 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2022/041739, filed on Nov. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-010373 (JP), filed on Jan. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0370055 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) [H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A port replicator that extends an input and output terminal of an electronic device, the port replicator comprising:
a main body including a placement surface on which the electronic device is placed, and a first hole and a second hole provided in the placement surface;
a pop-up component that is disposed in the first hole and is movable in a direction intersecting the placement surface;
a shaft that is disposed in the main body and rotatable;
a hook component that is disposed in the second hole and fixed to the shaft;
a stopper that is disposed in the main body and fixed to the shaft; and
a link component that is disposed in the main body, is movable in a movement direction that is a direction intersecting an axial direction of the shaft, and is in contact with the stopper,
wherein the pop-up component comes into contact with the link component by moving in a direction intersecting the placement surface,
the link component moves by contact with the pop-up component to release contact between the stopper and the link component,
the shaft rotates when the stopper and the link component are released from contact with each other, and
the hook component is rotated by rotation of the shaft to engage with the electronic device.