BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM

• US 20110095547A1
• Filed: 03/24/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• 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: LIU, JUN-FANG, ZHENG, MING-ZHI
• Application Number:
  US12/730,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20110095547A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/277
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 1/10 with operating handle or equivalent member rigid with the latch
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/227 Organic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/304 Sliding catch

Abstract

A battery cover latching mechanism is provided. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a body member, a battery cover and a releasing piece. The body member defines a battery chamber and has an elastic body disposed adjacent to the battery chamber for providing an ejecting elastic force. The battery cover is detachably attached to the body member to cover the battery chamber. The releasing piece is slidably mounted to the body member and elastically resists against the elastic body. As the releasing piece is released, the battery cover is ejected to detach from the body member.

Claims

1. A battery cover latching mechanism, comprising:

a body member defining a battery chamber and having an elastic body adjacent to the battery chamber for providing an ejecting elastic force;

a battery cover detachably attached to the body member to cover the battery chamber; and

a releasing piece slidably mounted to the body member and elastically resisting on the elastic body, whereby as the releasing piece is released, the battery cover is ejected to detach from the body member.

2. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body member includes an outer surface, an opposite inner surface and a gap defined through the body member;

the elastic body is substantially wave-shaped.

3. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the elastic body includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions arranged spaced to each other, the convex portions extend out from the through gap.

4. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body member includes an assembling portion formed on the outer surface of one end of the body member adjacent to the battery chamber;

the gap is positioned between the assembling portion and the battery chamber;

the releasing piece is slidably assembled within the assembling portion of the body member.

5. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein the assembling portion includes a receiving hole defined through the body member and a resisting frame;

the resisting frame protrudes from the inner surface of the body member and extends above the receiving hole;

the releasing piece includes a main body and a latching bar;

the latching bar protrudes from a first surface of the main body and is configured for resisting against the resisting frame.

6. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein the resisting frame is substantially U-shaped and includes a first side surface at the end of the body member and an opposite second side surface facing the battery chamber;

the latching bar resists against the first side surface, the releasing piece further includes a latching clasp;

the latching clasp is spaced disposed at the same surface of the main body with the latching bar and is configured for resisting against the second side surface of the resisting frame as the releasing piece is released.

7. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein the assembling portion further includes two sliding grooves defined at two sides of the receiving hole of the inner surface of the body member and positioned parallel to two ends of the resisting frame toward the battery chamber;

the releasing piece further includes an operating block and two sliding blocks, the operating block protrudes from an opposite second surface of the main body for being inserted into the receiving hole and exposes above the outer surface of the body member;

the two sliding blocks protrude from two object sides of the main body for being slidably engaged with the two sliding grooves.

8. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 7, wherein the releasing piece further includes two latching grooves recessed from the first surface of the main body space to each other;

the battery cover includes a first end, an opposite second end, and an assembling surface corresponding to the outer surface of the body member;

the battery cover includes two latching hooks formed at the assembling surface of the first end of the battery cover spaced to each other for latching with the corresponding two latching grooves of the releasing piece.

9. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 8, wherein the battery cover further includes two catches spaced from each other on the opposite second end thereof, the body member further includes two latching slots defined at the other opposite end of the body member for attaching the battery cover there to.

10. A battery cover latching mechanism, comprising:

a body member including an outer surface, an opposite inner surface and an assembling portion formed on the outer surface thereof;

a wave-shaped elastic body disposed adjacent to the assembling portion for providing an ejecting elastic force;

a battery cover detachably attached to the outer surface of the body member; and

a releasing piece slidably assembled within the assembling portion of the body member and elastically resisting against the elastic body for attaching the battery cover to the body member, as the releasing piece is released, the battery cover is ejected to detach from the body member.

11. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 10, wherein the body member further includes a battery chamber defined therein adjacent to the assembling portion, a gap defined through the outer surface of the body member and positioned between the assembling portion and the battery chamber;

the elastic body is formed by extending two opposite inside surfaces of the through gap and includes a plurality of spaced convex portions extend out from the through gap.

12. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein the assembling portion includes a receiving hole defined through the body member and a resisting frame;

the resisting frame protrudes from the inner surface of the body member and extends above the receiving hole;

the releasing piece includes a main body and a latching bar;

the latching bar protrudes from a first surface of the main body and is configured for resisting against the resisting frame.

13. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 12, wherein the resisting frame includes a first side surface at the end of the body member and an opposite second side surface facing the battery chamber;

the latching bar resists against the first side surface.

14. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 13, wherein the assembling portion further includes two sliding grooves defined in the inner surface of the body member adjacent to the two sides of the receiving hole;

the releasing piece further includes an operating block and two sliding blocks, the operating block protrudes from an opposite second surface of the main body for being inserted into the receiving hole and exposes out from the outer surface of the body member;

the two sliding blocks protrude from two object sides of the main body for being slidably engaged with the two sliding grooves.

15. The battery cover latching mechanism as claimed in claim 14, wherein the releasing piece further includes two latching grooves recessed from the first surface of the main body;

the battery cover includes a first end, an opposite second end, and an assembling surface corresponding to the outer surface of the body member;

the battery cover includes two latching hooks formed at the assembling surface of the first end of the battery cover spaced from each other for latching with the corresponding two latching grooves of the releasing piece.