Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100007155 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover coupled to the first cover and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a hooking portion disposed on the first cover and a latching portion formed on the second cover. The hooking portion has a hook, the latching portion has a latching slot, an unlatching slot, and a sliding slot connecting the latching slot and the unlatching slot. The hook is deformable to capable of latching the latching slot or unlatching from the latching portion when sliding to the unlatching slot along the sliding slot. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008041 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover rotatably coupled to the first cover, a hooking portion, and a latching portion. The second cover defines an engaging hole. The hooking portion is positioned on the first cover, and the latching portion is positioned on the second cover. The hooking portion includes a deformable arm configured to engage in or disengage from the engaging hole of the second cover. The latching portion includes a slidable assembly configured to slide relative to the main body thereby deforming the arm to disengage from the engaging hole. | 01-14-2010 |
20100020489 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover rotatably coupled to the first cover, and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a hooking portion and a latching portion. The hooking portion is positioned on the first cover and the latching portion is positioned on the second cover and arranged corresponding to the hooking portion. The latching portion includes a latch and a resilient member. The resilient member is positioned between the latch and the second cover. The latch is slidable in the second cover. The latch engages with the hooking portion when aligned with the hooking portion, and the latch disengages from the hooking portion when staggered from the hooking portion. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020491 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover coupled to the first cover and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a hooking portion disposed on the first cover and a latching portion disposed in the second cover and arranged corresponding to the hooking portion. The latching portion includes a button, a latch fixed relative to the button, and an elastic member disposed between the second cover and the button. The button partially protrudes out of the second cover and is slidable relative to the second cover. The button and the elastic member are capable of moving the latch latching with, or unlatching from, the hooking portion. | 01-28-2010 |
20100021803 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, and a fixing module. The main body defines a receiving groove to receive the battery. The battery defines a latching groove. The fixing module includes a fixing member, an elastic member, and a touching member. The touching member urges the elastic member such that the elastic member drives the fixing member to rotate, thereby engaging or disengaging the fixing member with the latching groove. | 01-28-2010 |
20100026638 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a touch panel positioned on the main body, and a shielding member movably and rotatably connected to the main body. The main body defines a recessed portion. The touch panel is positioned in the recessed portion. The recessed portion defines two sliding grooves in opposite sidewalls of the recessed portion. The shielding member defines two latches on opposite side surfaces of the shielding member. The two latches are movably inserted into the two sliding grooves respectively. The shielding member covers the touch panel in a first state and exposes the touch panel in a second state. | 02-04-2010 |
20100035133 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, and a fixing assembly. The main body defines a receiving cavity. Opposite sidewalls of the main body in the receiving cavity defines two latching slots. The battery forms two latching protrusions on opposite sides of the battery. The latching protrusions are configured to engage in the two latching slots. The fixing assembly includes a locking member and an elastic member. The locking member is driven by the elastic member to fix the battery in the receiving cavity. | 02-11-2010 |
20100039761 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes a main body, a keyboard, a fastening member, and an elastic member. The main body defines an assembling groove. The keyboard is disposed in the assembling groove of the main body. The fastening member is movably disposed in the main body. The elastic member is sleeved on the fastening member, and configured for producing an elastic force to drive the fastening member to engage with the main body. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039768 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a touch panel positioned on the main body, a shielding member movably connected to the main body adjacent to the touch panel, and a locking module assembled in the main body. The shielding member is configured to move from a first position on top of the touch panel to a second position at a side of the touch panel automatically. The locking module is configured to lock the shielding member in the first position. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053886 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LATCH MECHANISM APPLIED IN THE FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover rotatably connected to the first cover, and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a latching portion formed on the first cover and a catching unit positioned in the second cover. The catching cover includes a pivoted button. The pivoted button defines a catching structure to engage with the latching portion. The pivoted button is rotatably attached to the second cover. The pivoted button causes the catching structure of the pivoted button to engage with or disengage from the latching portion. A latch mechanism applied in the foldable electronic device is also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053910 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, a locking member, and an elastic member. The main body defines a receiving cavity. The receiving cavity has a plurality of sidewalls. One of the sidewalls defines a receiving depression. The battery is detachably received in the receiving cavity. The locking member is fixed on the battery. The locking member includes an elastic resisting portion. The button is positioned on the main body. The elastic member biases the button. The elastic resisting portion is inserted into the receiving depression to fix the battery. When an external force is applied to the button, the button pushes the elastic resisting portion out of the receiving depression so that the battery can be taken out. After the external force is removed, the elastic member pushes the button to return to its original position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100067177 | SCREEN PROTECTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A screen protecting assembly for an electronic device includes a pivot shaft, a cushion, and two connecting subassemblies positioned on the electronic device. Each connecting subassembly has a base and a rotating member rotatably received in the base. The rotating member engages with the pivot shaft. The cushion coils on the pivot shaft. When the rotating member is rotated in a first direction, the cushion unfolds to cover a screen of the electronic device. When the rotating member is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the cushion coils on the pivot shaft so that the screen of the electronic device is exposed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067198 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BATTERY FIXING ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, and a battery fixing assembly. The main body defines an assembling groove and a receiving groove communicating with the assembling groove. The battery is received in the assembling groove. The battery fixing assembly comprises a pivot shaft and a fastening member sleeved on the pivot shaft. The pivot shaft is positioned in the receiving groove. The fastening member is capable of rotating on the pivot shaft to engage with the engaging portion of the battery. | 03-18-2010 |
20100103594 | BATTERY FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A battery fastening assembly for fastening a battery to a housing includes a hook and a positioning portion formed on the battery, and a slot defined in the housing, and a positioning portion formed on the housing. The slot is configured to engage with the hook, and the positioning portion of the housing is configured to engage with the positioning portion on the battery. The hook is slidable in the slot so that the battery is slidable relative to the housing and to make the positioning portion of the battery engage with or disengage from the positioning portion of the housing. | 04-29-2010 |
20100112422 | BATTERY FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A battery fastening assembly for fastening a battery to a housing, includes a receiving portion formed on the housing and a fastening subassembly. The receiving portion defines a receiving slot and a first engaging portion. The battery defines a second engaging portion. At least part of the fastening subassembly is slidable between the battery and the housing to engage with the receiving slot and the second engaging portion or the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118481 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT MEMBER - An electronic device includes a main body, two pivot shafts, a cover rotatably connected to the main body via the pivot shafts, and two supporting members extending from a side of the cover and connected to the main body. Each supporting member has a supporting surface. A distance between the supporting surface and an axis of the pivot shaft is larger than a distance between a bottom surface of the main body and the axis of the pivot shaft. | 05-13-2010 |
20100127137 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT LEG - An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two support legs. The main body defines two receiving portions. The cover is rotatably connected to the main body. Two resisting portions are formed on the cover. The support legs are rotatably received in the receiving portions of the main body respectively. When the cover rotates relative to the main body, the resisting portions resist the support legs to rotate, thus driving the support legs protruding out from the main body. | 05-27-2010 |
20100165553 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a handle, two anti-rotation members, and a connecting member rotatably connecting the main body to the handle. The anti-rotation members are fixed to two ends of the connecting member. The main body defines two receiving grooves. An anti-rotation hole is defined in a side wall of each receiving groove. The handle includes a rod portion and two supporting portions extending from opposite ends of the rod portion. An engaging groove is defined in each supporting portion. An end of the supporting portions of the handle is received in the receiving grooves. The anti-rotation members are detachably latched in the engaging grooves of the handle and the anti-rotation holes of the main body such that the handle and the main body are non-rotatable relative to the connecting member and define an angle. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HINGED COVER - An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two supports. The main body defines two receiving slots. The cover is hinged on the main body. The supports are slidably connected to the main body, capable of being entirely received in the receiving slots or protruding out of the main body, in response to positions of the cover. | 07-01-2010 |
20100177467 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a main body and a handle. The main body defines two receiving cavities therein. An anti-rotation groove is defined in a sidewall of each receiving cavity. The handle includes a holding portion and two support portions extending from opposite ends of the holding portion. A latch protrusion is formed on each support portion. The latch protrusions are substantially cylindrical and two flat resisting surfaces are formed on each latch protrusion. Each latch protrusion is movably received in one corresponding receiving cavity and able to slide from the corresponding receiving cavity into the corresponding anti-rotation groove so that the resisting surfaces of the latch protrusions resist sidewalls of the anti-rotation grooves, such that the handle supports the main body. | 07-15-2010 |
20100232099 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE SUPPORT - An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two supports. The main body defines two receiving slots. The cover is hinged on the main body. Each support includes a supporting member and a driving member hinged on each other. The driving member is hinged on the main body, so that the supporting member of each support is capable of being fully received in the receiving slots or pushed out of the main body, in response of the positions of the cover. | 09-16-2010 |
20100236728 | SCREEN PROTECTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A screen protecting assembly includes a pivot shaft, a curtain, two connecting bases and two rotating buttons. The curtain wraps around the pivot shaft. The connecting bases are connected to two opposite ends of the pivot shaft. Each rotating button has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion engages the pivot shaft, and the second connecting portion is rotatably connected to the connecting base. When the rotating buttons are rotated in a first direction, the curtain unfolds to cover a screen of the electronic device. When the rotating buttons are rotated in a second direction counter the first direction, the curtain wraps around the pivot shaft again, so that the screen of the electronic device is exposed. | 09-23-2010 |
20100270050 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing for an electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and a sliding control. The main body defines a plurality of restricting grooves. The cover has a plurality of engaging members. The sliding control is slidably positioned on the cover, and fixedly to the engaging members. When the sliding control slides relative to the cover, the engaging members engage in the restricting grooves of the main body, thus fixing the cover to the main body. | 10-28-2010 |
20100288904 | FIXING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A fixing mechanism for fixing a battery in a sleeve defines a receiving groove therein, a latching member including a body, a restraining flange extending out from one end of the body and a contact end formed at the other end of the body, a latching slot defined in an inner surface of the sleeve, an elastic member compressed and received in the receiving groove and a barrel detachably fixed in the receiving groove. An end of the compressed elastic member resists a bottom surface of the receiving groove and the other end of the elastic member resists the restraining flange, to press the latching member contact end to pass through the barrel and finally to be received in the latching slot, and the restraining flange is blocked by the barrel. | 11-18-2010 |
20100291809 | CONDUCTING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A conducting mechanism includes a conducting member, an engaging member, a spring, and an insulting member. The spring connects the conducting member to the engaging member. The conducting member and the engaging member are slidably received in the insulating member, and a portion of the conducting member extends out of the insulating member. | 11-18-2010 |
20100326806 | PUSHBUTTON FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pushbutton for an electronic device includes a pushbutton cap, a pushbutton base, and an adhesive member. The pushbutton cap has a flange extending from an edge thereof. The pushbutton base engages with the flange of the pushbutton cap, thus enveloping the adhesive member between the pushbutton cap and the pushbutton base. | 12-30-2010 |
20100327713 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure includes a housing, a cover, and a locking mechanism assembling the cover to the housing. The locking mechanism includes a latch piece formed on the housing, a guide member formed on the cover, a lock rod slidably extending through the guide member, and an operating member slidably assembled on the cover and connected to the lock rod. The latch piece defines a latch hole. The operating member is moves the lock rod to engage in or disengage from the latch hole such that the cover is locked to or detached from the housing. | 12-30-2010 |
20100330406 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BATTERY - An electronic device includes a main body including a chamber thereon, at least one latching portion defined in an inner side surface of the chamber, a battery received in the chamber, a battery cover to seal the chamber, an electrode connecting member fixed to the battery cover and contacting the battery in the chamber, at least one latching member fixed to a side surface of the electrode connecting member according to the at least one latching portion, and a resilient member compressed between the battery cover and the electrode connecting member to apply a resilient force to pull the battery cover and the electrode connecting member outward. The at least one latching member is blocked by the at least one latching portion. | 12-30-2010 |
20110006647 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FRAME AND SUPPORT MECHANISM UTILIZED THEREBY - An electronic device frame includes a housing, a positioning member connecting with the housing, and an inner supporting mechanism. The inner supporting mechanism includes a support member fixed on the housing, a slider slidably connected to the support member, and a fastener connecting the support member to the slider. One of the slider and the supporting member defines a locking slot, in which the fastener is locked. The fastener can lock in any position along the locking slot, such that the slider can maintain different positions and resist the positioning member by moving relative to the supporting member. | 01-13-2011 |
20110007456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device capable of sliding open and closed includes a first cover connected to a second cover by two locking assemblies. The first cover is capable of sliding relative to the second cover. The first cover forms two latch portions and two guide portions. The second cover has a sidewall and defines a receptacle. Each locking assembly includes a control, a resilient member, and a guide member. The control mounted on the second cover partially extends into the receptacle of the second cover. The resilient member, received in the second cover, has two ends respectively resisting the second cover and a latch portion of the first cover. The guide member passes through the resilient member, a latch portion, and a guide portion. | 01-13-2011 |
20110012483 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure includes a housing, a cover, a lock rod and an operating member. The housing includes an upper plate and a bottom plate opposite to the upper plate, with two protruding bars respectively formed on opposite inner surfaces of the upper plate and the bottom plate. Each protruding bar forms a latch hook and defines a notch. The cover forms a limiting portion defining a receiving groove. The lock rod is moveably received in the receiving groove. The operating member is slidably assembled onto the cover and fixed to the lock rod. The operating member is capable of moving the lock rod to pass through the notch and latch to or detach from the latch hook, such that the cover can be assembled onto or disassembled from the housing. | 01-20-2011 |
20110073445 | CONTROL MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A control mechanism includes a control, a mounting plate, and a printed circuit board. The control includes a rotary main body, a contact member connected to the rotary main body, and at least one limiting protrusion extending from a side of the rotary main body. The mounting plate includes a through hole receiving the control, and a blocking portion extending from an inner surface of the through hole. The blocking portion defines at least one cutout. The printed circuit board includes a resilient contact. The at least one limiting protrusion is blocked by the blocking portion until the rotary main body is rotated to a portion whereby the at least one limiting protrusion aligns with the at least one cutout, such that the contact member impels the resilient contact. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089012 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a power switch, an elastic force member adjacent to the power switch, a triggering member fixed on the elastic force member to trigger the power switch, and an elastic reposition member. The triggering member is capable of sliding between a first position and a second position relative to the power switch. The elastic reposition member provides elastic force to move the triggering member from the first position to the second position. In the first position, the triggering member faces the power switch and can be pressed to trigger the power switch. In the second position, the triggering member is away from the power switch. | 04-21-2011 |
20110091757 | FIXING MECHANISM - A fixing mechanism includes a battery sleeve, a resilient member and a battery cover. The battery sleeve defines an open end to receive a battery. The battery sleeve includes a latching portion formed in an inner surface thereof adjacent to the open end. The resilient member is fixed to the inner side surface of battery sleeve. The battery cover includes a guide portion defined in an outer surface thereof, and a latching portion connecting with the guide portion. The battery cover is rotatably engaged with the battery sleeve via the open end. The latching protrusion slides along the guide portion until the latching protrusion is locked in the latching portion, and the resilient member presses the battery to resist the battery cover. | 04-21-2011 |
20110095662 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a housing, a cover including latching portions, a locking member slidably assembled in the housing, an elastic member and an actuating member assembled in opposite ends of the housing adjacent to the locking member. The locking member includes engaging portions engaging with the latching portions of the cover, thus the cover is assembled on the housing. External force exerted on the actuating member pushes the locking member to compress the elastic member, thereby the engaging portions disengage from the latching portions, thus the cover is disassembled from the housing. | 04-28-2011 |
20110097940 | CONNECTOR BASE - A connector base includes an assembly plate and a plug plate. The assembly plate defines a plurality of assembly holes. The plug plate includes a plurality of plug units, a plurality of plug portions, and a plurality of elastic members. The plug portions are formed on the plug units respectively. The plug portions engage in the assembly holes of the assembly plate. The elastic members connect the two plug units. | 04-28-2011 |
20110149535 | EXPANSION CARD RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A retention assembly for an expansion card in an enclosure, the expansion card having an expansion card cover plate. The retention assembly includes an expansion card mounting frame, a limiting member, a resisting member, and an elastic member. The expansion card mounting frame is disposed on the enclosure to fix the expansion card cover plate. The limiting member is disposed on the enclosure adjacent to the expansion card mounting frame, and the limiting member and the enclosure cooperatively define a guide groove. The resisting member includes a resisting portion and a limiting portion connected to the resisting portion and slidably received in the guide groove. The elastic member interconnects the expansion card mounting frame and the resisting member. The resisting portion resists the expansion card cover plate by a resilient force applied by the elastic member. | 06-23-2011 |
20120307426 | INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS FIXTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a housing, a fixing member fixed on the housing, an I/O ports fixture latched on the fixing member. The housing has one or more sidewalls, and each sidewall has an inner surface. The I/O ports fixture comprises a conducting sheet and a resilient bracket extending from one edge of the conducting sheet. The resilient bracket includes a plurality of elastic strips which are arranged apart. Each elastic strip has a protrusion resisting on the inner surface of the housing. | 12-06-2012 |