Patent Application
20140126164
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a startup apparatus for a power supply.
2. Description of Related Art
Electronic devices such as notebook computers usually include an enclosure base and an enclosure cover pivotably mounted on the enclosure base. A power-on button is positioned on the enclosure base to start up the notebook. Users need to press the power-on button manually to start up the notebook. Such a startup process may be is laborious and the power-on button may be pressed in error.
Therefore, there is a need for improvement in the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The trigger member 30 includes a ring-shaped engaging portion 31. A circular pivoting hole 32 is defined in the engaging portion 31. The pivoting axle 22 extends through the pivoting hole 32. A bar-shaped connecting portion 33 extends from one side of the engaging portion 31. An accommodating slot 34 is defined in the connecting portion 33. A diameter of the pivoting axle 22 is equal to a diameter of the pivoting hole 32.
The power supply switch 40 includes a cuboid body 41. A plurality of pins 42 extend from a bottom of the body 41. The pins 42 are electrically connected to a circuit board (not shown) on the enclosure base 10. A trigger portion 43 is positioned on one side of the body 41. The trigger portion 43 is received in the accommodating slot 34. In one embodiment, the size of the trigger portion 43 is equal to a size of the accommodating slot 34. When the trigger portion 43 is triggered, the body 41 outputs instructions to the circuit board on the enclosure base 10 via the pins 42, and the circuit board executes the corresponding operations according to the instructions.
When the circuit board needs to be powered off, the enclosure cover 20 is rotated toward the enclosure base 10 via the pivoting portion 21 rotating around the pivoting axle 22, and the enclosure cover 20 is slid backward relative to the enclosure base 10 in a horizontal direction, causing the trigger member 30 to move backward in the second groove 13. This causes the accommodating slot 34 in the trigger member 30 to move the trigger portion 43 of the power supply switch 40 backward and trigger the trigger portion 43. This causes the body 41 to output power-off instructions to the circuit board in the enclosure base 10 via the pins 42. In other words, to turn on a device using the present startup apparatus, a user just slides and opens the cover 20. To turn off the device, the user closes and slides the cover 20. Therefore, a less laborious and less error-prone method of turning on and off an electronic device is achieved.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and the arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101140926 | Nov 2012 | TW | national |
