BATTERY COVER MECHANISM

• US 20090325048A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: DONG, SHUI-JIN
• Granted Patent: US 8,142,924 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/96
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/147 Lids or covers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/591 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0221 Locks; Latches
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover and an operating member. The housing defines a receiving groove therein for receiving a battery. The cover corresponds to the housing and is movably mounted on the housing. The operating member is movably mounted on the housing. The operating member is held on the housing to hold the cover such that the cover is closed to cover the receiving groove, and the operating member is moved to drive the cover to move such that the cover is opened.

Claims

1. A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device, comprising:

a housing defining a receiving groove for receiving a battery;

a cover corresponding to the housing and movably mounted on the housing; and

an operating member movably mounted on the housing;

wherein the operating member holds the cover closed to cover the receiving groove, and the operating member can be moved to open the cover.

2. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover includes two leading poles and the housing defines two leading grooves corresponding to the leading poles therein, the leading poles being respectively received in the leading grooves to mount the cover on the housing.

3. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein each leading grooves includes a leading portion allowing the corresponding leading pole to be slid or rotated therein and a locating portion communicating with the leading portion and being capable of holding the leading pole therein.

4. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating member includes an operating portion and the cover defines an operating hole corresponding to the operating portion therein, the operating portion being received in the operating hole and exposes out of the operating hole when the cover is closed.

5. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an elastic member installed between the operating portion and the housing to push the operating portion away from the housing to facilitate receiving the operating portion into the operating hole.

6. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating member includes two holding hooks and the housing defines two apertures therein, the holding hooks being received in the apertures to mount the operating member on the housing.

7. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating member includes at least one supporting portions and the cover includes at least one engaging portions corresponding to the supporting portions, the engaging portions being embedded and limited between their corresponding supporting portions and the housing to hold the cover on the housing when the cover is closed.

8. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 7, wherein the supporting portions and the engaging portions are all protrusions respectively formed on the operating member and the cover.

13. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an elastic member installed between the operating portion and the housing to push the operating portion away from the housing to facilitate receiving the operating portion into the operating hole.

14. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating member includes two holding hooks and the housing defines two apertures therein, the holding hooks being received in the apertures to mount the operating member on the housing.

9. A battery cover mechanism, comprising:

a housing defining a receiving groove for receiving a battery;

a cover corresponding to the housing and movably mounted on the housing to cover the receiving groove, the cover including at least one engaging portion; and

an operating member movably mounted on the housing and includes at least one supporting portion corresponding to the engaging portion;

wherein the engaging portion is positioned between a supporting portion and the housing to hold the cover on the housing when the cover is closed, and the engaging portions are released by pressing the operating member to open the cover.

10. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cover includes two leading poles and the housing defines two leading grooves corresponding to the leading poles therein, the leading poles being respectively received in the leading grooves to mount the cover on the housing.

11. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 10, wherein each leading grooves includes a leading portion allowing the corresponding leading pole to be slid or rotated therein and a locating portion communicating with the leading portion and being capable of holding the leading pole therein.

12. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein the operating member includes an operating portion and the cover defines an operating hole corresponding to the operating portion therein, the operating portion being received in the operating hole and exposes out of the operating hole when the cover is closed.

15. The battery cover mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein the supporting portions and the engaging portions are all protrusions respectively formed on the operating member and the cover.