A closure device includes a first magnet and a housing with a second magnet positioned therein. The first magnet is configured to be position in a first object and the housing is configured to be positioned in a second object. The housing has a top end and at least one adjustment mechanism connected to the housing that moves the second magnet in at least one translational direction or at least one rotational direction relative to the top end of the housing. The movement of the second magnet relative to the top end of the housing adjusts the position or orientation of the second magnet relative to the first magnet to alter a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet when the first magnet is positioned proximate the top end of the housing.

Disclosed is an electronic device, including a first housing, a second housing, and a snap release module. The first housing is provided with a fastening slot. The second housing is provided with an accommodation slot. The snap release module is accommodated in the accommodation slot, and includes a slide member, an elastic component, a hook, and a stop member. The slide member reciprocates in a first axial direction. When the first housing is assembled to the second housing in the second axial direction, the slide member is located at the snap position for the hook to be buckled in the fastening slot, and the first housing presses the stop member so that the stop member abuts against the slide member. When the slide member slides from the snap position to the release position, the stop member stops the slide member and the hook is detached from the fastening slot.

A connection lock is provided, including: a driving member, movable between first and second positions; a locking device by which the driving member is restrictable in the second position; a first housing; an actuating assembly, movably mounted to the first housing and assembled with the driving member; a blocking assembly, mounted to the first housing and movable between release and blocking positions; an electronic transmission unit, connected to the first housing; when the driving member is in the first position, the actuating assembly is driven by the driving member to drive the blocking assembly to the release position, the blocking assembly is detachable from an anti-theft hole; when the driving member is in the second position, the driving member drives the actuating assembly and the actuating assembly restricts the blocking assembly in the blocking position so that the blocking assembly is undetachable from the anti-theft hole.

The description relates to devices and progressive forces between device portions. In one example, an extent of compression of a compressible material component can affect magnetic attraction between the device portions.

An information handling system, including a chassis; a bottom door coupled to the chassis; an assembly, including a bracket coupled to the chassis, the bracket including an opening; a slider moveably coupled within the bracket, the slider including a cavity at least partially in superimposition with the opening; a nut positioned within the cavity, the nut including a threaded opening; and a fastener positioned through an opening of the bottom door and within the threaded opening of the nut to position the bottom door such that the bottom door abuts the chassis, wherein when the slider is in a first positional state with respect to the bracket, the nut is constrained within the cavity, wherein when the slider is in a second positional state with respect to the bracket, the nut is rotatable within the cavity.

A closure device includes a first magnet and a housing with a second magnet positioned therein. The first magnet is configured to be position in a first object and the housing is configured to be positioned in a second object. The housing has a top end and at least one adjustment mechanism connected to the housing that moves the second magnet in at least one translational direction or at least one rotational direction relative to the top end of the housing. The movement of the second magnet relative to the top end of the housing adjusts the position or orientation of the second magnet relative to the first magnet to alter a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet when the first magnet is positioned proximate the top end of the housing.

A lock for actively locking an electronic device includes an engagement member that is movable by an actuator. The actuator moves the engagement member to the locked position with a first amount of power from the power source and from the locked position to an unlocked position with a second amount of power from the power source. The engagement member will passively remain in the unlocked position or the locked position.

An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. To facilitate bending about the bend axis without damage when the display is cold, a portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis may be selectively heated. The portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis may be self-heated by illuminating pixels in the portion of the display that overlap the bend axis or may be heated using a heating element or other heating structure that provides heat to the portion of the display overlapping the bend axis. Control circuitry may engage a latching mechanism that prevents opening and closing of the electronic device when the temperature of the portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis is below a predetermined temperature.

A method for securing a portable electronic device having a housing to a substantially immovable object utilizing a locking assembly having a security rod or spike formed with an anchoring end separated axially by a protruding end, a locking device with an internal locking mechanism and a cable permanently attached to the locking device at one end, includes several steps. The steps include securedly fixing the anchoring end of the security rod or spike to the portable electronic device upon or through the housing, attaching an other end of the cable to the substantially immovable object and inserting the protruding end of the security rod into an opening in the locking device to actuate the internal locking mechanism and lock the locking device to the captive security rod. Locking the security rod to the locking device concurrently locks the portable electronic device to which it is anchored to the substantially immovable object.

A computing device is described. The computing device includes a first portion with a protrusion and a second portion separably connected to the first portion. The second portion has a receptacle. An undocking assist mechanism is configured to separate the first portion from the second portion when the protrusion is at least partially inserted into the receptacle. An actuator is configured to actuate the undocking assist mechanism. Methods of use are also described.