US 12,461,562 B2
Docking station
Shuan-Yeong Ju, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Getac Technology Corporation, New Taipei (TW)
Filed by Getac Technology Corporation, New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,342.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/350,910, filed on Jun. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202211314637.9 (CN), filed on Oct. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400882 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A docking station, configured for an electronic device to be docked thereto, comprising:
a casing, having a base, a cover, an accommodation space and at least one protrusion structure, wherein the accommodation space is formed between the base and the cover along a thickness direction of the casing, the cover has an upper surface, an outer circumferential surface and at least one outer positioning portion, the outer circumferential surface has a front part and a rear part opposite to each other, the at least one outer positioning portion is connected to the rear part of the outer circumferential surface, the upper surface faces away from the accommodation space, the at least one protrusion structure protrudes from the upper surface, the at least one protrusion structure has a wide portion and a narrow portion connected to each other, the wide portion is located closer to the front part of the outer circumferential surface than the narrow portion, and a width of the wide portion is greater than a width of the narrow portion;
a circuit board, located in the accommodation space; and
at least one electrical connector, protruding from the upper surface of the casing and electrically connected to the circuit board.