Device for automatically locking a power button in a computer
US6092205A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H9/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for automatically locking a power button in a computer is to prevent a power button from operating by someone when the user uses a mouse. The device has a power button blocking part 100 installed between a power button 420, which moves forward and backward through a button receiving hole 410 of a computer main body 400, and a power switch 430, which is selectively turning on or off the power switch 420 depending on the pressing operation of the power button 420. The power button blocking part 100 blocks between the power button 420 and the power switch 430 when the cover 510 of the mouse 500 connected to the computer main body 400 is loaded thereon. The power button blocking part 400 is driven by a driving part installed in the mouse 500. The driving part provides power obtained from the power circuit 300 to the power button blocking part 100 when the cover of the mouse is loaded thereon. Therefore, the power button blocking part blocks between the power button and the power switch.
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