Motorized horizontal docking station having integrated locking mechanism
US10459486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2066
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for detecting misalignment between a plurality of plugs in a motorized docking station and a corresponding plurality of ports on an electronic device, the method including applying an electrical charge to a motor, the motor connected to a drive train and the drive train connected to the plurality of plugs, monitoring an electrical property of the electrical charge, and removing the electrical charge from the motor if the electrical property exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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