TILTING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110157785A1
• Filed: 06/29/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: WU, KUN-TSAN, HU, WEI-SHAN
• Granted Patent: US 8,213,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0208 characterized by the relative motions of the body parts

Abstract

A tilting portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover, at least one supporting rod and at least one telescoping bar. The at least one supporting rod rotatably connects to the housing and the cover; the at least one telescoping bar rotatably connects to the housing and the cover. The telescoping bar includes at least two bushing sections, the two bushing sections retractably connect each other. When the cover is opened relative to the housing, the telescoping bar expands and rotates and the supporting rod rotates until the telescoping bar and the supporting rod cooperatively support one end of the cover.

Claims

1. A tilting portable electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a cover;

at least one supporting rod rotatably connecting to the housing and the cover; and

at least one telescoping bar rotatably connecting to the housing and the cover, the telescoping bar including at least two bushing sections, the two bushing sections retractably connecting with each other;

wherein;

when the cover is opened relative to the housing, the telescoping bar expands and causes the supporting rod to rotate until the telescoping bar and the supporting rod intercross to support one end of the cover in a slanted position relative to the housing.

2. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing defines two first receiving grooves, the cover defines two second receiving grooves corresponding to the first receiving grooves;

wherein one end of each supporting rod rotatably extends into a respective first receiving groove and the other end of each supporting rod rotatably extends into a respective second receiving groove.

3. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first receiving groove has a first connecting post assembled therein, the second receiving groove has a first shaft assembled therein, the supporting rod defines a connecting hole at each end, the connecting holes of the supporting rod rotatably and respectively connect to the first connecting post and the first shaft.

4. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first receiving groove has a second connecting post assembled therein, the second receiving groove has a second shaft assembled therein, one end of the telescoping bar rotatably connects with the second connecting post and the other end of the telescoping bar rotatably connects with the second shaft.

5. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the telescoping bar includes a first bushing section and a second bushing section, the second bushing section slidably connects with and receives in the first bushing section.

6. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first bushing section defines a first linking hole adjacent to one end, the first linking hole rotatably connects to the second shaft of the cover, the second bushing section defines a second linking hole adjacent to one end, the second linking hole rotatably connects to the first shaft of the housing.

7. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first bushing section defines a depression adjacent to each end, the second bushing section defines a depression adjacent to each end, the depressions of the first bushing sections can respectively latch with each depression of the second bushing section.

8. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the housing defines a keypad area, the cover has a display, and when the cover is opened, the display slants relative to the keypad area.

9. A tilting portable electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a top surface, the top surface having a keypad formed thereon;

a cover having an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, the outer surface forming a display;

at least one supporting rod rotatably connecting with the housing and the cover; and

at least one telescoping bar rotatably connecting with the housing and the cover, the telescoping bar including at least two bushing sections, the two bushing sections retractably connecting with each other;

wherein;

when the cover is opened relative to the housing, the telescoping bar expands and rotates and the supporting rods rotates correspondingly, until the telescoping bar and the supporting rod cooperatively support one end of the cover, causing the display to slanted relative to the keypad.

10. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the top surface has two first receiving grooves defined thereon, the inner surface has two second receiving grooves defined thereon, wherein one end of each supporting rod rotatably extends into a respective first receiving groove and the other end of each supporting rod rotatably extends into a respective second receiving groove.

11. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first receiving groove has a first connecting post and a second connecting post assembled therein, the second receiving groove has a first shaft and a second shaft assembled therein, each supporting rod rotatably connects the first connecting post and the first shaft, the two ends of each telescoping bar rotatably connects the second connecting post and the second shaft.

12. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the telescoping bar includes a first bushing section and a second bushing section, the second bushing section slidably connects with and receives in the first bushing section.

13. The tilting portable electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first bushing section defines a depression adjacent to each end, the second bushing section defines a depression latchably with each depression of the first bushing section.