Folding electronic device

• US 20050153753A1
• Filed: 01/11/2005
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qisda Corporation
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Cheng, Tien-Po
• Granted Patent: US 7,412,271 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0216 Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules

Abstract

A folding electronic device including a rotating module, a first body, and a second body. The first body and the second body are connected to the rotating module in a replaceable manner. By means of the rotating module, the second body is coupled to the first body.

Claims

1. A folding electronic device comprising:

a rotating module;

a first body connected to the rotating module in a replaceable manner; and

a second body connected to the rotating module in a replaceable manner, wherein the second body is coupled to the first body via the rotating module.

2. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating module comprises:

a first case;

a second case connected to the first case in a rotatable manner;

a first connector disposed in the first case and coupled to the first body; and

a second connector disposed in the second case and coupled to the second body.

3. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotating module further comprises a plurality of metal wires disposed in the first case and the second case to connect the first connector and the second connector.

4. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first connector comprises:

a first plastic member; and

a plurality of first metal pads disposed on the first plastic member.

5. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second connector comprises:

a second plastic member; and

a plurality of second metal pads disposed on the second plastic member.

6. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first case comprises a first concave portion, and the second case comprises a second concave portion.

7. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotating module further comprises

a first magnetic member disposed on the first case;

and

a second magnetic member disposed on the second case.

8. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein both the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are magnets.

9. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first body comprises:

a third case; and

a third connector coupled to the first connector.

10. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the third case comprises a first protrusion inserted into the first case.

11. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first body further comprises a third magnetic member disposed on the third case to facilitate connection of the first body and the rotating module.

12. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the third connector comprises:

a third plastic member; and

a plurality of third metal pads disposed on the third plastic member.

13. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second body comprises:

a fourth case; and

a fourth connector coupled to the second connector.

14. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the fourth case comprises a second protrusion inserted into the second case.

15. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second body further comprises a fourth magnetic member disposed on the fourth case to facilitate connection of the second body and the rotating module.

16. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the fourth connector comprises:

a fourth plastic member; and

a plurality of fourth metal pads disposed on the fourth plastic member.

17. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first connector comprises a plurality of first metal plugs, and the second connector comprises a plurality of second metal plugs.

18. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first body comprises a plurality of first metal sockets corresponding to the first metal plugs respectively, the second body comprises a plurality of second metal sockets corresponding to the second metal plugs respectively, the first connector is coupled to the first body by inserting the first metal plugs into the first metal sockets, the second connector is coupled to the second body by inserting the second metal plugs into the second metal sockets.

19. The folding electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the folding electronic device is a mobile phone, the first body is a body of the mobile phone, and the second body is an upper cover portion of the mobile phone.